The research advances on treatment of secondary hypersplenism in the patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Hypersplenism is a common and serious complication in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.Currently,the therapeutic options for severe hypersplenism mainly include total splenectomy,partial splenic embolization,local thermal ablation,splenic artery ligation,surgicat shunt,and partial sple-nectomy.This article discussed the current progress in the relative mechanisms and invasive treatment of severe secondary hypersplenism in the patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.