Efficacy of CTPV for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Assessment: Comparison with Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients with Gastroesophageal Varices

Table 3

Collateral circulations in cirrhotic patients on computed tomography portal venography.

Veins	Number ()	Percentage (%)
Portosystemic collaterals
Esophageal varices	30	90.91
Gastric varices	28	84.85
Paraesophageal varices	21	63.64
Abdominal wall varices	5	15.15
Paravertebral varices	2	6.06
Duodenal varices	1	3.03
Afferent veins of esophageal and gastric varices
Left gastric vein	13	39.39
Short/posterior gastric vein	4	12.12
Left gastric vein+short/posterior gastric vein	16	48.48
Efferent veins of esophageal and gastric varices
Azygos vein	15	45.46
Gastric/splenorenal shunt	5	15.15
Azygos+gastric/splenorenal shunt	13	39.39