What Is Wilson's Disease?
10. Surgery
Wilson’s disease will usually be diagnosed before any serious problems develop. In some cases, however, the damage to the liver can be severe and permanent. In such instances, medication will probably not be sufficient and surgery will be deemed necessary.
If the damage is serious enough then the patient will likely need a liver transplant. In this procedure, the old liver is removed and is then replaced with a healthy liver from a donor. The patient will also need to be put on medication to suppress the immune system. This helps to prevent the organ from being rejected by the patient’s immune system.
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