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Review
. 2020 Dec 10;16(5):182-185.
doi: 10.1002/cld.937. eCollection 2020 Nov.

CON: Liver Transplant Should Not Be Performed in Patients With Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

Parita Patel  1 , Jennifer Wang  1 , Anjana Pillai  1
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Review

CON: Liver Transplant Should Not Be Performed in Patients With Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

Parita Patel et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figure 1
Univariate risk of overall post‐LT death in patients with severe AH. Adapted with permission from Gastroenterology.5 Copyright 2018, American Gastroenterological Association.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Percentage of patients who relapse posttransplant stratified by timing of substance abuse treatment. Adapted with permission from Liver Transplantation.7 Copyright 2013, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
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