S2E1 - Hepatitis B Virus Infection Treatment Simplified | Dr Abby Philips

In this video, in plain simple language, I discuss hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) - whom to treat, when to treat, and when to stop treatment.

Does everyone with HBsAg+ve require treatment?
Is there a cure for HBV?
Can HBV-related cirrhosis be reversed?

Sources:

HBV treatment guidelines  from major clinical societies:

American Association for Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley...

European Association for Study of the Liver (EASL)
https://www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/...

Asia-Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL)
http://apasl.info/apasl-hbv-guideline...

Stopping HBV treatment in chronic HBV patients (APASL guidelines update)
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Reversing HBV-related cirrhosis:
1. Liver Fibrosis Reversion After Suppression of Hepatitis B Virus
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
2. Reversibility of hepatitis B virus cirrhosis after therapy: who and why?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...
3. Long-term entecavir therapy results in the reversal of fibrosis/cirrhosis and continued histological improvement in patients with chronic hepatitis B https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley...
4. Long-term therapy of chronic hepatitis B reverses cirrhosis
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrgas...
5. Reversal of Hepatitis B Cirrhosis Complicated by Hepatic Decompensation https://journals.lww.com/ajg/Fulltext...

A cure for HBV infection:
1/ https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/a...
2/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s4157...
3/ https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/11/...
4/ https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley...
5/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eb...

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Host: Dr. Abby Philips M.D., D.M (Clinical Scientist, Hepatology) at Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Cochin, Kerala, India
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