Comparison of Clinical Findings and Surgical Results between Gastric and Esophageal Varices

One hundred ninety-two cases of esophagogastric varices treated surgically during the past 20 years in our surgical department were divided into the following three groups: group I (esophageal varices alone) 111 cases; group II (esophageal and gastric varices) 72 cases and group III (gastric varices alone) 9 cases. The clinical findings and operative results in the three groups were compared. No significant difference was found in age, sex ratio, underlying liver disease and grade of liver dysfunction among the three groups. Of the angiographic collateral venous patterns, the left gastric venous dominant type was the most frequent pattern in group I and group II while it was the least frequent pattern in group III. Portal venous pressure was significantly low in group III (p