Hepatitis B
Surgery
There is no surgical treatment for hepatitis B.
If you have advanced liver damage because of hepatitis and your condition becomes life-threatening, you may need a Reference liver transplant.
In rare cases, acute hepatitis B progresses rapidly to liver failure, a deadly condition called Reference fulminant hepatitis. For people who develop this condition, a liver transplant is the only treatment choice.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference October 29, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology |
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