Liver transplantation in alcoholic patients
- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Transplant International
- Vol. 18 (5), 491-498
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-2277.2005.00079.x
Abstract
Alcoholic liver disease is one of the most common causes of cirrhosis and indications for orthotopic liver transplantation in Europe and North America. The reluctance to transplant alcoholics stems in part from the view that alcoholics bear responsibility for their illness. There is also the perception that the alcoholic person is likely to relapse into alcohol use after transplantation and thereby damage the allograft. In this review, we considered the evaluation for and outcome of liver transplantation in alcoholics with special attention to the specific risks of alcohol relapse, to show that alcoholism should be considered like other co-morbid states rather than as a moral flaw.Keywords
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