Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Alcohol abstinence essential even in advanced liver cirrhosis

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/974279

  News Release 13-Dec-2022
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Medical University of Vienna

 

Complete abstinence from alcohol is considered a cornerstone in the treatment of patients with alcohol-related liver disease. It has not yet been sufficiently researched whether this measure can still improve the prognosis even in the case of advanced liver cirrhosis. Scientists at the Department of Internal Medicine III at MedUni Vienna and AKH Vienna have now provided evidence of the positive effects of alcohol abstinence even at very advanced stages of the disease.

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