Current status and perspectives of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy for hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases / 临床肝胆病杂志

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.