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==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
===Liver Transplantation=== | ===Liver Transplantation=== | ||
The treatment of hepatitis D usually | The treatment of hepatitis D usually does not involve surgical procedures. However, among patients with advanced [[liver disease]], secondary to [[HDV infection]], or [[liver failure]] in fulminant hepatitis, [[liver transplantation]] may be beneficial. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]; João André Alves Silva, M.D. [3] Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [4]
Overview
Surgery
Liver Transplantation
The treatment of hepatitis D usually does not involve surgical procedures. However, among patients with advanced liver disease, secondary to HDV infection, or liver failure in fulminant hepatitis, liver transplantation may be beneficial.