Liver transplant for alcoholic hepatitis: a current clinical overview.

Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Astrid MarotPierre Deltenre

Abstract

Current management of severe alcoholic hepatitis is based on corticosteroid therapy and abstinence from alcohol. As liver transplantation is lifesaving in alcoholic hepatitis patients at high risk of early death, refractory alcoholic hepatitis has become a new indication for liver transplantation in highly selected non-responders to corticosteroids. This review summarizes the conditions under which liver transplantation may be considered, the available data on liver transplantation for refractory alcoholic hepatitis and explores the ethical considerations surrounding the use of liver transplantation in these patients. Selection of candidates should be made according to available scientific results on post-liver transplantation outcomes and the risk of alcohol relapse. Currently, a strict selection process based on a good psychosocial profile, including social stability, no previous treatments for alcohol dependence, no current drug use, and no co-existing severe mental disorder, seems to be the best way to manage these issues. Well-defined selection criteria for candidate selection and accurate tools to predict alcohol relapse after liver transplantation are still needed.

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