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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The treatment of [[hepatitis B]] does not involve surgical procedures. However, among patients with advanced [[liver damage]] secondary to [[hepatitis B]] or [[liver failure]] in fulminant hepatitis, [[liver transplantation]] may be beneficial. Surgery might also be indicated in cases of [[complications]] from [[chronic hepatitis B]], such as [[hepatocellular carcinoma]]. | The treatment of [[hepatitis B]] does not involve surgical procedures. However, among patients with advanced [[liver damage]] secondary to [[hepatitis B]] or [[liver failure]] in fulminant hepatitis, [[liver transplantation]] may be beneficial. Surgery might also be indicated in cases of [[complications]] from [[chronic hepatitis B]], such as [[hepatocellular carcinoma]].<ref name=HepatitisB-liver-trans>Samuel, Didier, et al. "Liver transplantation in European patients with the hepatitis B surface antigen." New England Journal of Medicine 329.25 (1993): 1842-1847.</ref><ref name=Hepatitis-Liver-trans>Kim, W., et al. "Outcome of liver transplantation for hepatitis B in the United States." Liver transplantation 10.8 (2004): 968-974.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
The treatment of hepatitis B does not involve surgical procedures. However, among patients with advanced liver damage secondary to hepatitis B or liver failure in fulminant hepatitis, liver transplantation may be beneficial. Surgery might also be indicated in cases of complications from chronic hepatitis B, such as hepatocellular carcinoma.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Samuel, Didier, et al. "Liver transplantation in European patients with the hepatitis B surface antigen." New England Journal of Medicine 329.25 (1993): 1842-1847.
- ↑ Kim, W., et al. "Outcome of liver transplantation for hepatitis B in the United States." Liver transplantation 10.8 (2004): 968-974.