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Revision as of 15:42, 21 September 2017
Hepatitis B |
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Hepatitis B surgery On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2], Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [3]
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]
Surgery
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kim, W., et al. "Outcome of liver transplantation for hepatitis B in the United States." Liver transplantation 10.8 (2004): 968-974.