肝硬化是我国常见的消化系疾病之一。人们对肝硬化的恐惧不亚于对癌症。以往认为该病的患病年龄多在20～50岁,近年由于老龄人口的增多和肝炎治疗的推移作用,老年肝硬化病人也在显著增多。由于年龄的增加,肝细胞数量减少,肝脏的解毒、代谢合成及再生功能减退,全身器官尤其是免疫系统的退行性变,老年人肝硬化就出现了以下临床特点:1.乙肝病毒仍在活动:乙肝病毒感染是我国老年人肝硬化的主要病因。资料表明,老年肝 Cirrhosis is one of the common digestive diseases in our country. People are as scared of cirrhosis as they are about cancer. In the past that the prevalence of the disease more than the age of 20 to 50 years old, in recent years due to the increase of the aging population and the role of hepatitis treatment, the elderly patients with liver cirrhosis are also significantly increased. Due to the increase of age, the number of hepatocytes is reduced, the detoxification, metabolism and synthesis of regenerative function of the liver are diminished, the whole body organs, especially the degenerative immune system, have the following clinical features: 1. Hepatitis B virus is still active : Hepatitis B virus infection is the main cause of liver cirrhosis in our country. Data show that the elderly liver