Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation

Autor: Zamil Karim, Pongphob Intaraprasong, Charles H Scudamore, Siegfried R Erb, John G Soos, Elsie Cheung, Polly Cooper, Andrzej K Buzckowski, Stephen W Chung, Urs P Steinbrecher, Eric M Yoshida
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
Předmět:
Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 245-250 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2010/596246
Popis: BACKGROUND: 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.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals