Treatment of bone loss in patients with chronic liver disease awaiting liver transplantation

• Published in: Transplantation research Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 7
• Main Authors: Kaemmerer, Daniel, Schmidt, Benjamin, Lehmann, Gabriele, Wolf, Gunter, Settmacher, Utz, Hommann, Merten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.06.2012; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Bone, J; Bones; Care and treatment; Complications and side effects; Density; Diagnosis; Liver; Liver diseases; Osteoporosis; Risk factors; Transplantation

Most of the patients awaiting liver transplantation already have osteopenia or even osteoporosis by end-stage liver disease.In a retrospective study, we investigated the effect of pre-treatment with oral monthly ibandronate (150 mg), vitamin D3 (800 IU/day) and calcium (1 g/day) for osteopenia and o...