  Production of $\phi(1020), \Lambda^*(1520)$ and $\bar{K^*}(892)$ resonances
at the final stage of a heavy-ion collision is considered. It is shown that
original momentum distributions and abundance of resonances formed during the
process of heavy ion collision may differ significantly from their measured
spectra and yields. Reconstruction probability of resonances decaying inside
the fireball can be strongly suppressed because of interactions of their
hadronic decay products in the fireball medium. We investigate dependence of
the degree of the suppression on the fireball size, dynamics, and the resonance
decay width in medium. Quantitative results are presented for lead-lead
collisions at 158 GeV SPS beam energy.
