[Morphological criterions of the hepatic functional reserve assessment in cirrhosis of the liver].

The results of histological and morphometric investigations of intraoperative hepatic biopsy material in 124 patients with cirrhosis were presented. It was established that the character and degree of severity of hepatic morphological changes constitute the principal factors influencing immediate and remote results of surgical treatment in patients with cirrhosis. There were delineated three types of morphological changes in hepatic cirrhosis, permitting to rationalize the tactic of treatment, to improve the results of the patients surgical treatment.