| Category |
Transplantation |
| Manuscript Type |
Topic Highlights |
| Article Title |
Acute alcoholic hepatitis, end stage alcoholic liver disease and liver transplantation: An Italian position statement
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Gianni Testino, Patrizia Burra, Ferruccio Bonino, Francesco Piani, Alessandro Sumberaz, Roberto Peressutti, Andrea Giannelli Castiglione, Valentino Patussi, Tiziana Fanucchi, Ornella Ancarani, Giovanna De Cerce, Anna Teresa Iannini, Giovanni Greco, Antonio Mosti, Marilena Durante, Paola Babocci, Mariano Quartini, Davide Mioni, Sarino Aricò, Aniello Baselice, Silvia Leone, Fabiola Lozer, Emanuele Scafato and Paolo Borro |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Dr. Gianni Testino, Regional Alcohologic Centre, Liguria Region, Alcohol Unit and Related Diseases, Department of Internal and Specialist Medicine, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST National Institute for Cancer Research, Piazzale R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, Italy. gianni.testino@hsanmartino.it |
| Key Words |
Liver transplantation; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Cirrhosis; Alcoholic hepatitis; Alcohol |
| Core Tip |
Alcoholic liver disease is the second most common diagnosis among patients undergoing liver transplantation. The vast majority of transplant programmes (85%) require 6 mo of abstinence prior to transplantation; commonly referred to as the “6-mo rule”. The “Group of Italian Regions” suggests a reduction of the waiting period in some cases. The multidisciplinary transplant team must include an addiction specialist/hepato-alcohologist. Patients have to participate in self-help groups. |
| Publish Date |
2014-10-29 19:34 |
| Citation |
Testino G, Burra P, Bonino F, Piani F, Sumberaz A, Peressutti R, Giannelli Castiglione A, Patussi V, Fanucchi T, Ancarani O, De Cerce G, Iannini AT, Greco G, Mosti A, Durante M, Babocci P, Quartini M, Mioni D, Aricò S, Baselice A, Leone S, Lozer F, Scafato E, Borro P. Acute alcoholic hepatitis, end stage alcoholic liver disease and liver transplantation: An Italian position statement. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(40): 14642-14651 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i40/14642.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14642 |
