Open AccessPredictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Zamil Karim,
Pongphob Intaraprasong,
Charles H. Scudamore,
Siegfried R. Erb,
J Soós,
Elsie Cheung,
Polly Cooper,
Andrzej K Buzckowski,
Stephen W. Chung,
Urs P. Steinbrecher,
Eric M. Yoshida
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2291-2797
pISSN - 2291-2789
DOI - 10.1155/2010/596246
Subject(s) - liver transplantation , alcohol , medicine , transplantation , oncology , biology , biochemistry
End-stage alcoholic liver disease is common, with many of these patients referred for liver transplantation (LT). Alcohol relapse after LT can have detrimental outcomes such as graft loss and can contribute to a negative public perception of LT.
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