[Pre- and postoperative correction of hyposiderosis in surgical treatment of portal hypertension].

In order to study iron metabolism disorders in patients with portal hypertension syndrome, to determine clinical significance of hyposiderosis and to work out effective method of its correction, 94 patients with cirrhosis of the liver complicated by portal hypertension were examined. As a result of determination of these disorders of iron metabolism methods for treatment of hypochromal anemia and hyposiderosis have been worked out. Hemotransfusions, administration of iron-containing preparation Ferrum-lec and combination of these methods were used for treatment. It was established that administration of large doses of iron-containing preparation Ferrum-lec substantially contributed to improvement of iron metabolism in patients with cirrhosis of the liver and extrahepatic portal hypertension, to reduction of postoperative complications rate and to upgrading the results of surgical treatment.