Current management of alcoholic liver disease
- VernacularTitle:酒精性肝病治疗方法进展
- Author:
Huanhuan CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Alcoholic liver disease;
Management
- From:
Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition
1997;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Alcoholic liver disease includes acute alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis.Abstinence remains the cornerstone of management of all forms of alcoholic liver disease.Recent research,which has elucidated the mechanisms of alcohol-induced liver injury,offers the prospect of advances in the management of alcoholic liver disease.We review the most recent data on the efficacy of treatment of acute alcoholic injury,including nutritional support,corticosteroids,anti-inflammatory agents and antioxidants,and agents that are directed against the progression to fibrosis,such as colchicines and antioxidants. Although these therapies offer a tantalizing glimpse into future that may include therapies that directly alter the process of injury and repair in the liver,none has been shown consistently to improve the course of alcoholic liver damage.Consequently,liver transplantation remains an ultimate option for selected patients with liver failure due to chronic alcoholic liver damage.
