Controversies in Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Controversies in Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a condition of acute liver inflammation in the setting of heavy alcohol use that is often managed with corticosteroids in severe cases. Among non-responders to steroids, however, prognosis is poor with up to 75% mortality within 6 months after treatment failure. Early liv...

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Main Authors: Tiffany Wu, Timothy R. Morgan, Andrew S. Klein, Michael L. Volk, Sammy Saab, Vinay Sundaram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Alcohol use disorder
Six-month rule
Outcomes
Steroids
Early liver transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119302534

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