Partial spleen embolization reduces the risk of portal hypertension-induced upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients not eligible for TIPS implantation.

Partial SE led to increase in the numbers of platelets (pre: 70.89 ± 34.87 [34–132] x 10 3 /μl, post: 121.44 ± 42.49 [77–196] x 10 3 /μl, p < 0.05), white blood cells (pre: 3.17 ± 1.94 [1.23–7.18] x 10 3 /μl, post: 4.83 ± 2.02 [2.64–9.10] x 10 3 /μl, p = 0.09), and hemoglobin (pre: 10.09 ± 1.50 [8.10–12.60] g/dl, post: 10.87 ± 1.88 [8.20–13.70] g/dl, p = n.s.); only changes in platelet count were statistically significant while white blood cell counts showed an increasing trend.

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