Table 1. The causes, treatment, and prevention of liver cirrhosis.

Cause	Treatment and prevention
Hepatitis C	Interferon, ribavirin,
	protease inhibitors
Hepatitis B	(Interferon),
	nucleot(s)ide analogues
Alcoholism	Abstinence
Hemochromatosis	Phlebotomy
Wilson’s disease	D-penicillamine, trientine
Primary biliary cirrhosis	Ursodeoxycholic acid
Secondary biliary cirrhosis	Timely biliary drainage
Autoimmune hepatitis	Prednisone, budenoside, azathioprine
Budd-Chiari syndrome	TIPS
	(transjugular intrahepatic portal-systemic [stent-]shunt)