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, surgical shunt, and partial splenectomy. 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.