Current status and perspectives of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy for hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2020.01.001
- VernacularTitle:肝胆胰疾病中西医结合治疗现状与展望
- Author:
Shili JIANG
1
;
Ping LIU
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
liver diseases;
biliary tract diseases;
pancreatic diseases;
TCM WM therapy
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2020;36(1):10-13
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy is important feature and advantage of clinical medicine in China. This article reviews the recent advances in the clinical and basic research on hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases, with a focus on the common diseases such as liver fibrosis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis, and critical diseases including severe pancreatitis, liver cirrhosis, and pancreatic cancer. We hope to objectively reflect the understanding of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases in traditional Chinese medicine, the current status and development trend of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy, and existing problems, in order to provide a reference for further improvement of clinical therapeutic level.
