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Liver Transplantation in Alcoholic Patients: Impact of an Alcohol Addiction Unit Within a Liver Transplant Center

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2013

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Giovanni Addolorato, Antonio Mirijello, Lorenzo Leggio, Anna Ferrulli, Cristina D’Angelo, Gabriele Vassallo, Anthony Cossari, Raffaele Landolfi, S. Agnes, Antonio Gasbarrini
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Abstract

The presence of an AAU within a liver transplant center reduces the risk of alcohol recidivism after transplantation. A pretransplant abstinence period <6 months might be considered, at least in selected patients managed by an AAU.

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