[Research advances in pathophysiology and diagnosis and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome].

Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is functional renal injury in patients with liver cirrhosis or fulminant liver failure and is one of the complications of progressive liver failure which threatens patients' lives. With the progression of liver diseases, hemodynamic disturbance may eventually cause HRS. Achievements have been made in the pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, and treatment of HRS. This article introduces the research advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of HRS.