Severe acute alcoholic hepatitis and liver transplant: A never-ending mournful story

Severe acute alcoholic liver disease (SAAH) unresponsive to medical therapy shows one-year-mortality rates of up to 90%. Most transplant centers request six months of alcohol abstinence prior to transplantation, the so-called “6-month rule.” This regulation is not based on strong evidence, repeatedl...

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Autores principales: Obed, Aiman, Bashir, Abdalla, Stern, Steffen, Jarrad, Anwar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2018
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6313024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30360030
http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2018.0044

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6313024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30360030
http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/cmh.2018.0044

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