What disease needs liver transplantation

summary

At present, people use liver transplantation to solve the problems of liver damage and necrosis, and liver transplantation has become the main method to solve the liver problems. Liver transplantation is a large-scale operation, which should not be chosen blindly. Now let's take a look at what diseases need liver transplantation.

What disease needs liver transplantation

First: advanced cirrhosis caused by various reasons, such as hepatitis B cirrhosis, hepatitis C cirrhosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, Budd Chiari syndrome and other diseases.

Second: cholestatic diseases, such as sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, secondary biliary cirrhosis, biliary atresia, liver tumors, primary liver cancer, huge hepatic hemangioma, liver metastasis and other diseases.

Third: congenital metabolic disorders, more common in children, such as liver glycogen accumulation disease, hyperleucinemia, Wilson's disease, hepatolenticular degeneration and other diseases.

matters needing attention

Liver transplantation is a good way to solve the problem and treat the disease, but at the same time, there are many problems to be considered. The blood type of the donor must match the patient, and it is a healthy liver. Therefore, careful consideration should be given before liver transplantation.