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Surgery is not a treatment option for hepatitis. If your liver stops working due to hepatitis, you may be a candidate for a liver transplant .
References:
Hepatitis Information Network website. Available at: http://www.hepnet.com/ .
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse website. Available at: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ .
Last reviewed April 2009 by Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD
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