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Harmful or Non-harmful Relapse Impacts Survival Outcomes After Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease

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Abbreviations

ALD:

Alcoholic liver disease

DDLT:

Deceased donor liver transplantation

LDLT:

Living donor liver transplantation

LT:

Liver transplantation

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  1. Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan

    Toru Ikegami, Shinji Onda, Mitsuru Yanagaki, Yosuke Igarashi & Kenei Furukawa

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Ikegami, T., Onda, S., Yanagaki, M. et al. Harmful or Non-harmful Relapse Impacts Survival Outcomes After Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease. J Gastrointest Surg 25, 2431–2432 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-021-05072-4

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