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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

The most important part of treatment is to stop using alcohol completely. If liver cirrhosis has not yet occurred, the liver can heal if you stop drinking alcohol. An alcohol rehabilitation program or counseling may be necessary to break the alcohol addiction. Vitamins, especially B-complex and folic acid, can help reverse malnutrition.

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Liver transplant

If cirrhosis develops, there is a need to manage the complications of cirrhosis. It may need a liver transplant.

2010 AASLD/ACG Alcoholic Liver Disease Guidelines (DO NOT EDIT)[1]

Liver Transplantation (DO NOT EDIT)[1]

Class I
1. " Appropriate patients with end-stage liver disease secondary to alcoholic cirrhosis should be considered for liver transplantation, just as other patients with decompensated liver disease, after careful evaluation of medical and psychosocial candidacy. In addition, this evaluation should include a formal assessment of the likelihood of long-term abstinence. (Level of evidence: B) "

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "www.aasld.org" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-27.

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