Outpatient management of alcohol-related liver disease

The first article in this Series paper discusses the diagnosis and outpatient management of alcohol-related liver disease, with an emphasis on treatment options for alcohol use disorder and the assessment of nutritional status.

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Other papers in this series address the knowns and unknowns of treatment for alcoholic hepatitis and current status and future directions of liver transplantation in patients with alcohol-related liver disease.

Source:

Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Resource links:

Alcoholic hepatitis

Liver transplantation