irrhosisMaXiong,M.D.,AssociateProfessorShanghaiInstituteofDigestiveDisease,pensatedDEFINITIONOFCIRRHOSISCirrhosisNormalNodulesIrregularsurfaceGROSSIMAGEOFANORMALANDACIRRHOTICLIVERCirrhoticliverNodular,plications:pensationShortensSurvivalGineset.al.,Hepatology1987;7:122Mediansurvival~9yearsMediansurvival~1.6yearsSURVIVALTIMESINCIRRHOSIS10