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Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Professor P Hayes;
p.hayes@ed.ac.uk
Keywords: alcoholic hepatitis; liver transplantation; alcoholic liver disease; liver disease
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Orthotopic liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis is now well established, with good outcome in terms of patient and graft survival. Transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis however is not a recognised indication in the UK.1 All centres in the UK require a period of abstinence before listing for transplantation, although not all have input from psychiatrists experienced in alcohol dependence.2
Background: End stage alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a common indication for liver transplantation but alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is often regarded as a contraindication. There is little evidence to support this belief.
Objective: To study the effect of superimposed AH on the outcome of liver transplantation for end stage ALD.
Design: Case series of consecutive patients undergoing liver
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