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Managing alcoholic liver disease
Alcoholic liver disease continues to be a significant cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality throughout the world. A number of diagnostic and prognostic models have been developed in the management of this condition, although specific roles for liver biopsy still remain particularly in the s...
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The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612281/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26523266 http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2015.21.3.212 |
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author | Shah, Vijay H. |
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description | Alcoholic liver disease continues to be a significant cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality throughout the world. A number of diagnostic and prognostic models have been developed in the management of this condition, although specific roles for liver biopsy still remain particularly in the setting of alcoholic hepatitis. Despite a large number of recent treatment trials, the ideal pharmacotherapy approach remains undefined. Most essential is the supportive care and focus on abstinence and nutrition. Owing in part to a great deal of attention from governmental funding sources, a number of new treatment approaches are undergoing rigorous evaluation, hopefully providing future treatment options in this very severe condition. |
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spelling | pubmed-46122812015-10-30 Managing alcoholic liver disease Shah, Vijay H. Clin Mol Hepatol Review Alcoholic liver disease continues to be a significant cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality throughout the world. A number of diagnostic and prognostic models have been developed in the management of this condition, although specific roles for liver biopsy still remain particularly in the setting of alcoholic hepatitis. Despite a large number of recent treatment trials, the ideal pharmacotherapy approach remains undefined. Most essential is the supportive care and focus on abstinence and nutrition. Owing in part to a great deal of attention from governmental funding sources, a number of new treatment approaches are undergoing rigorous evaluation, hopefully providing future treatment options in this very severe condition. The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2015-09 2015-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC4612281/ /pubmed/26523266 http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2015.21.3.212 Text en Copyright © 2015 by The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Shah, Vijay H. Managing alcoholic liver disease |
title | Managing alcoholic liver disease |
title_full | Managing alcoholic liver disease |
title_fullStr | Managing alcoholic liver disease |
title_full_unstemmed | Managing alcoholic liver disease |
title_short | Managing alcoholic liver disease |
title_sort | managing alcoholic liver disease |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612281/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26523266 http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2015.21.3.212 |
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