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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Wilson's disease. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with acute hepatitis and unresponsive to the medical therapy. Liver transplantation is recommended in patients with acute liver failure. | |||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
[[Liver transplantation]] is the | * Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Wilson's disease. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with acute hepatitis and unresponsive to the medical therapy. | ||
* [[Liver transplantation]] is the surgical option for the patients with Wilson's disease and have acute liver failure. Liver transplant may be curative against Wilson's disease and has shown good outcome in patients with acute liver failure. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Wilson's disease. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with acute hepatitis and unresponsive to the medical therapy. Liver transplantation is recommended in patients with acute liver failure.
Surgery
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Wilson's disease. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with acute hepatitis and unresponsive to the medical therapy.
- Liver transplantation is the surgical option for the patients with Wilson's disease and have acute liver failure. Liver transplant may be curative against Wilson's disease and has shown good outcome in patients with acute liver failure.