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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119302534 |