The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of alcohol recidivism after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and its influence on the allograft and patient survival, as well as the development of comorbidities and de novo cancers. The study was performed on 54
Long-term medical and psycho-social evaluation of patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease
✍ Scribed by P. Burra; D. Mioni; U. Cillo *, † , S. Fagiuoli; M. Senzolo; R. Naccarato; D. Martines
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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