Chinese consensus on clinical diagnosis and therapy of liver cirrhosis

Liver cirrhosis， characterized by diffuse hepatocytes necrosis， insufficient regeneration of hepatocytes， angiogenesis， severe fibrosis and the formation of pseudolobules， is a progressive chronic hepatic disease induced by a variety of causes. It is clinically characterized by liver function damage and portal hypertension， and many complications may occur in the late stage. Based on the update relevant guidelines， experts’ consensuses， and research advances on the diagnosis and treatment of cirrhosis， Chinese Society of Gastroenterology of Chinese Medical Association established a consensus aiming to standardize the clinical diagnosis and treatment of liver cirrhosis and guide clinical practice. This consensus contains 43 statements on the etiology， pathology and pathogenesis， clinical manifestations， major complications， diagnosis， treatment， prognosis and chronic disease management of liver cirrhosis. Since several guidelines and experts’consensuses on the complications of liver cirrhosis have been published， this consensus focuses on the research progress of liver cirrhosis itself.