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==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
===Liver Transplantation === | ===Liver Transplantation === | ||
Liver transplantation is indicated : | Liver transplantation is indicated in the following condition: | ||
*In a patient in which medical therapy is failed | *In a patient in which medical therapy is failed | ||
*In decompensated cirrhosis | *In decompensated cirrhosis | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: :Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Surgery
Liver Transplantation
Liver transplantation is indicated in the following condition:
- In a patient in which medical therapy is failed
- In decompensated cirrhosis
- Fulminant hepatic failure
Transplantation has also had impressive results with five-year survival rates between 92 and 100%, however AH can recur in the transplanted liver despite aggressive immunosuppression.