Objective:To study the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine combined with western medicine in treatment of liver cirrhosis ascites.Method:One handred and sixty patients with liver cirrhosis ascites from Mar

2009 to Sep

2011 were randomly divided into treatment group and control group.The patients in control group were treated with westeren medicine

the patients in treatment group was received with traditional Chinese medicine combined with western medicine.Three month after

clinical symptom

liver function

liver fibrosis and total effective ratio were compared.Result:After 3 months

the clinical symptom of treatment group was improved faster than that in control group（P<0.05）;the functional marker of liver in treatment group was lower than that in control group（P<0.05）.And liver fibrosis in treatment group was much optimistic than control group.And the abdominal circumference was less than control group（P<0.05）;the total effective rate of treatment group was 90.0%

and the rate of control group was 68.8%（P<0.05）.Conclusion:Traditional Chinese medicine combined with western medicine showed satisfactory clinical efficacy in the treatment of liver cirrhosis ascites.It improved clinical symptom significantly

live function and fibrosis of patients in treatment group were better those in than control group.and it was worthy of clinical use.