Hepatitis B: Surgery
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Surgery
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that affects the liver. There is no surgical treatment for hepatitis B.
If you develop advanced liver damage because of hepatitis and your condition becomes life-threatening, you may need a liver transplant.
In rare cases, short-term (acute) hepatitis B progresses rapidly to liver failure, a life-threatening condition called fulminant hepatitis. For some people, liver transplantation offers the only hope for survival.
| Last updated: | October 15, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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