[Prospectives for using the extracorporeal connection of a xenospleen in treating patients with liver cirrhosis and obstructive jaundice complicated by liver failure].

Results of using extracorporeal connection of the hog spleen for detoxication and correction of immune disorders in 73 patients with severe forms of hepatic insufficiency are analyzed. It was shown that extraorganic connection of the xenospleen in complex with other methods of treatment considerably improved results of the operative intervention for liver cirrhosis and obstructive jaundice. However, the results obtained were noted in patients with the I-II stages of hepatic insufficiency.