[The prognosis of liver failure in patients with liver cirrhosis under surgical treatment for portal hypertension].

On the basis of studying the intraoperative biopsy specimens in 44 patients with hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension syndrome, who had a distal splenorenal anastomosis been created, the authors have distinguished three types of morphological changes--A, B, C. A significant dependence between the type of cirrhosis and pronouncement of hepatic failure after the operation and life-time of a patient after the operation as well has been established. Type C has the greatest risk, type B requires differential approach, type A is prognostically favourable concerning both the outcome of the operation and life-time of a patient.