Hepatitis D surgery

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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]

Surgery

The treatment of hepatitis D usually does not involve surgical procedures.

Liver Transplantation

Liver transplant is indicated in patients with end-stage liver disease, or liver failure secondary to HDV infection, in whom treatment with interferon is not indicated. These patients usually have a good outcome, with inhibition of HBV and HDV reinfection when simultaneously treated with nucleoside and nucleotide analogues, and hepatitis B antibodies.