Early liver transplantation in alcoholic hepatitis: An option in the treatment of steroid-unresponsive patients;Trasplante hepático temprano en hepatitis alcohólica: Una opción en el tratamiento del paciente no respondedor a corticoides

Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 457-459

  Altamirano, José ^a   Michelena, Javier ^a   Prado, Verónica ^a   Caballería, Joan ^a   Bataller, Ramón ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CORTICOSTEROID; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 84864369645     PISSN: 02105705     EISSN: 15789519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2012.04.001     Document Type: Editorial

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