腹水、食道胃底静脉曲张破裂出血和充血性脾肿大组成了熟知的肝硬化三联症。这些并发症常归因于门脉压的升高,但尚不知它发病的顺序,也不能预测其症状。例如有些病人患有大量腹水、曲张静脉反复出血和严重的脾机能亢进,然而与其相同的或甚至更高的门脉压患者却无这些症状。为此,作者重温此三联症 Ascites, esophageal and gastric variceal bleeding and congestive splenomegaly constitute a well-known cirrhosis triad. These complications are often attributed to an increase in portal pressure, but the sequence of onset is unknown and its symptoms can not be predicted. For example, some patients have large amounts of ascites, recurrent varicose veins and severe hypersplenism, whereas patients with the same or even higher portal pressure have no such symptoms. To this end, the author relive this triad