| pubmed-article:11360736 | pubmed:abstractText | THE ONLY TREATMENT: Liver transplantation (LT) is currently the final treatment for most types of end-stage liver diseases including alcoholic cirrhosis, so far alcoholic cirrhosis has become the first indication for LT in France and other western countries, accounting for 25% of all procedures. However due to ethical issues and also the discrepancy between the theoretical number of candidates and available organs, indications for LT in alcoholic cirrhosis must be rigorously defined. | lld:pubmed |
