Portal hypertension in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and immunotherapy: prognostic relevance of CT-morphologic estimates

Table 1 Classification and score distribution for ascites, spleen size, and varices according to the PH score [16]

Variable	Valuation	Description
Ascites	0 points	No ascites
	1 point	Minimal perihepatic or perisplenic fluid
	2 points	Intraperitoneal fluid with no significant abdominal wall distension
	3 points	Fluid causing significant abdominal wall distension
Spleen size	0 points	Size less than 130 mm
	1 point	Size between 130 and 150 mm
	2 points	Size between 151 and 200 mm
	3 points	Size more than 200 mm
Varices	0 points	Absence of varices
	1 point	Varices in one location^a
	2 points	Varices in two locations^a
	3 points	Varices in more than two locations^a

^aFive locations are screened for the presence of varices or collaterals: gastric, paraesophageal, splenorenal, paraumbilical, and other(s)

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