Patient's question:
Doctor, my father has developed alcoholic hepatitis due to long-term beer consumption, and the examination has revealed that it has progressed to the stage of cirrhosis. I would like to ask whether it can be completely cured with treatment?Doctor's answer:
There are two pathological factors that constitute cirrhosis: one is widespread hepatic fibrosis, and the other is widespread regenerative nodules of hepatocytes. In cirrhosis caused by chronic hepatitis B, the mildest form, which is essentially just composed of a small number of small nodules and is commonly referred to as early cirrhosis, cannot be detected through serum, B-ultrasound, or CT scans. Only liver biopsy can identify it. Early cirrhosis, if treated with antiviral therapy, can have reversible inflammation, and the vast majority can be cleared of the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Therefore, when cirrhosis is suspected but not confirmed, liver biopsy is very important, because only liver biopsy can confirm cirrhosis. After antiviral treatment, the best outcome can be achieved.