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CLINICS IN LIVER DISEASE
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 521-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2016.02.009
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Liver transplant; Alcohol use disorder; Alcoholic liver disease; Recidivism
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Excessive alcohol use is a common health care problem worldwide and it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Alcoholic liver disease represents the second most frequent indication for liver transplantation in North America and Europe. The pretransplant evaluation of patients with alcoholic liver disease should aim at identifying those at high risk for posttransplant relapse of alcohol use disorder, as return to excessive drinking can be deleterious to graft and patient survival. Carefully selected patients with alcoholic liver disease, including those with severe alcoholic hepatitis, will have similar short-term and long-term outcomes when compared with other indications for liver transplantation.
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