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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.
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