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If parts of a liver is removed from a cirrhosis patient who was a hep b carrier but is now 100% hep b immune, will "normal" liver tissue be regrown?
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NO: The liver will have mainly scar tissue in place.
Answered 6/29/2014
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Depends: how was the conversion achieved? assuming with medications, how long has it been? if you're talking about living organ donation, better to discuss the specifics of the case with the transplant center.
Answered 8/1/2014
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