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A friend w/ liver disease meld score 18, child-pugh11 needs inguinal hernia surgery caused by ascites.how safe is the surgery?whats the survival rate
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Talk to the: Surgeon and anesthesiologist, frequently that surgery can be performed under local anesthesia with sedation.
Answered 4/28/2014
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