Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

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Authors

Philippe Mathurin · Inserm

Christophe Moreno

Didier Samuel · Université Paris-Sud

Jérôme Dumortier · Université Paris Cité

Julia Salleron · Inserm

François Durand · Hôpital Beaujon

Hélène Castel · Inserm

Alain Duhamel

Abstract

Early liver transplantation can improve survival in patients with a first episode of severe alcoholic hepatitis not responding to medical therapy. (Funded by Société Nationale Française de Gastroentérologie.).

Topics & Keywords

Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Liver Disease and Transplantation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 365, Issue 19, pp. 1790-1800

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1105703

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