Alcohol or Not: A Review Comparing Initial Mechanisms, Contributing Factors, and Liver Transplantation Outcomes Between Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Alcohol or Not: A Review Comparing Initial Mechanisms, Contributing Factors, and Liver Transplantation Outcomes Between Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Chronic liver diseases take many forms; alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are two common illnesses that potentially lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer. It is estimated that a quarter of heavy drinkers develop ALD and the same portion of...

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Main Authors: Chung-Shiung Wen, Cheng-Maw Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2018-09-01
Series:European Medical Journal
Subjects:
alcoholic steatohepatitis (ash)
fatty liver disease
liver transplantation
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (nash)
two-hit hypothesis
Online Access:https://www.emjreviews.com/hepatology/article/alcohol-or-not-a-review-comparing-initial-mechanisms-contributing-factors-and-liver-transplantation-outcomes-between-alcoholic-and-nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis/

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