Modern surgery of portal hypertension: From classicAL to INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Goal: to describe and analyze modern approaches to the surgery of portal hypertension, to suggest a perspective way in solving this problem. Material and Methods. Analytical review of periodic medical scientific publications, Internet resources PubMed and Medline; the authors`developments. Results. At present, there are recommendations summing modern notions about pathophysiology and treatment for portal hypertension and its complications, based on the data from controlled randomized trials and meta-analyzes. However, despite the significant progress in approaches to diagnosis and treatment of portal hypertension, the liver cirrhosis mortality remains to be high. The potential of organ transplantation does not cover its needs. Therefore, the development of new methods of treatment based on cell biotechnology using mesenchymal stem cells is a promising area of modern medicine.