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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Surgery is not recommended in Hepatitis C infection. Liver transplantation may be required in patients with end-stage disease.

Surgery

The treatment of hepatitis C usually does not involve surgical procedures. Select cases in which surgery is required involves complications of end stage liver diease, as well as severe decompensated liver failure requiring liver transplantation.

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