Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 16; no. 35; pp. 4377 - 4393
• Main Authors: Varma, Vibha, Webb, Kerry, Mirza, Darius F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited 21.09.2010
• Subjects: Comorbidity; Europe; Hepatitis C - surgery; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis - surgery; Liver Cirrhosis - virology; Liver Diseases, Alcoholic - epidemiology; Liver Diseases, Alcoholic - prevention & control; Liver Diseases, Alcoholic - surgery; Liver Diseases, Alcoholic - virology; Liver Transplantation - psychology; Male; Quality of Life; Recurrence; Survival Rate; Topic Highlight; Treatment Outcome; United States; United States; Europe

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the second commonest indication for liver transplantation after viral hepatitis in the United States and Europe. Controversies surround the indications and allocation of scarce and expensive resource for this so called self inflicted disease. Controversies stem from...