Recompensation of Decompensated Hepatitis B Cirrhosis: Current Status and Challenges

Liver-function decompensation or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) gradually appears after chronic hepatitis B progresses to cirrhosis. Effective antiviral treatment can significantly improve the long-term prognosis of decompensated patients, and some patients present recompensation of decompensated he...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zhao, Hong, Wang, Qi, Luo, Changling, Liu, Ligai, Xie, Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7527887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33029534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9609731
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Sumario:Liver-function decompensation or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) gradually appears after chronic hepatitis B progresses to cirrhosis. Effective antiviral treatment can significantly improve the long-term prognosis of decompensated patients, and some patients present recompensation of decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis. At present, there are limited research data on the recompensation of decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis. There is still controversy regarding the evaluation time, evaluation indicators, influencing factors, and long-term prognosis of recompensation.

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