肝硬化是一种严重的慢性疾病,是由于肝细胞广泛受到破坏后坏死、萎缩,增生的结缔组织代替了肝细胞,使肝脏发生硬化。肝硬化本身不是一个独立的疾病,而是一些疾病引起的后果。常见的肝硬化,是由病毒性肝炎、血吸虫病、长期嗜酒、胆道阻塞和慢性心力衰竭所引起。由于肝脏本身具有很强的代偿能力,未被损害的肝细胞, Cirrhosis is a serious chronic disease caused by the necrosis, atrophy, and hyperplastic connective tissue that replace the liver cells after extensive destruction of the liver cells, causing the liver to harden. Cirrhosis itself is not an independent disease, but the consequences of some diseases. Common cirrhosis is caused by viral hepatitis, schistosomiasis, long-term alcohol abuse, biliary obstruction and chronic heart failure. As the liver itself has a strong compensatory ability, undamaged liver cells,