The pathogenesis and surgical treatment of gallstone associated with cirrhotic portal hypertension / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Gallstone associated with cirrhotic portal hypertension is not uncommon in clinic, and its incidence rate increased year by year, presenting 2- 3 times of the incidence rate of non-cirrhotic patients. Cirrhotic portal hypertension can lead to a variety of local and systemic physiological changes, and it can promote the incidence of gallstones. Due to the dysfunction of the liver and the blood coagulation which are caused by cirrhotic portal hypertension, the surgical difficulty and risk increases significantly. Currently, scholars still have certain controversy in the options of surgical methods and surgical staging. Now let me review and summarize the pathogenesis and surgical treatment of gallstone associated with cirrhotic portal hypertension.