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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The role of surgery in the treatment of drug induced liver injury is limited to liver transplanation in cases of severe, even life-threatening injury. Otherwise, surgical intervention is not recommended given that 90% of cases of acute drug liver injury resolve without sequelae | The role of surgery in the treatment of drug induced liver injury is limited to liver transplanation in cases of severe, even life-threatening injury. Otherwise, surgical intervention is not recommended given that 90% of cases of acute drug liver injury resolve without sequelae (see [[Drug_induced_liver_injury_natural_history,_complications_and_prognosis|prognosis]]). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rachita Navara, M.D. [2]
Overview
The role of surgery in the treatment of drug induced liver injury is limited to liver transplanation in cases of severe, even life-threatening injury. Otherwise, surgical intervention is not recommended given that 90% of cases of acute drug liver injury resolve without sequelae (see prognosis).