I had portal hypertension and that didn't numerically affect the score but was an extra consideration. Remember, its not only about the MELD score. Have you had any esophageal varices and what grade? In a 3-5 year period before and during listing I had about 15 upper endoscopies, and in 10 of those procedures I had 2-4 varices banded each time. I became good friends with the staff at my local hospital GI lab!

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