Current status and prospects of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine for treatment of portal hypertension
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2018.04.003
- VernacularTitle: 门静脉高压的中西医结合治疗现状及展望
- Author:
Jing WANG
1
;
Xiaoning ZHU
1
;
Yurong ZHANG
2
;
Yueqiu GAO
3
;
Yongping YANG
4
Author Information
1. Department of Hepatobiliary Disease, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
2. Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
3. Department of Liver Disease, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201293, China
4. Center of Therapeutic Research for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, The 302nd Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Liver cirrhosis;
Portal pressure;
Therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
2018;26(4):249-253
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Portal hypertension refers to a series of clinical manifestations caused by elevated pressure of the portal vein system, which can cause portal hypertension by causing portal venous obstruction and / or increased blood flow. A typical clinical manifestation in patients with decompensated cirrhosis is portal hypertension. A severe complication of portal hypertension is esophagogastric varices bleeding, refractory ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy. The effective reduction of portal pressure can reduce the incidence of complications, improve the prognosis and reduce the mortality. At present, the commonly used clinical methods for reducing portal hypertension include drug therapy, minimally invasive interventions, surgical treatment, and liver transplantation. This article reviews the current status of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine for portal hypertension.
