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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2016; 22(4): 1570-1581
Published online Jan 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1570
Liver transplantation for viral hepatitis in 2015
Alberto Ferrarese, Alberto Zanetto, Martina Gambato, Ilaria Bortoluzzi, Elena Nadal, Giacomo Germani, Marco Senzolo, Patrizia Burra, Francesco Paolo Russo
Alberto Ferrarese, Alberto Zanetto, Martina Gambato, Ilaria Bortoluzzi, Elena Nadal, Giacomo Germani, Marco Senzolo, Patrizia Burra, Francesco Paolo Russo, Gastroenterology/Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, 35128 PD Padua, Italy
Author contributions: Ferrarese A and Zanetto A equally contributed to create this manuscript; Ferrarese A, Zanetto A and Gambato M wrote the manuscript; Bortoluzzi I, Nadal E, Germani G, Senzolo M and Burra P retrieved articles and analyzed data; Russo FP edited the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Francesco Paolo Russo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology/Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 PD Padua, Italy. francescopaolo.russo@unipd.it
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Received: May 7, 2015
Peer-review started: May 11, 2015
First decision: August 31, 2015
Revised: September 20, 2015
Accepted: November 19, 2015
Article in press: November 19, 2015
Published online: January 28, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: This review explores the available data in the literature concerning the treatment of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in the setting of liver transplantation in 2015. In particular, we will discuss regarding the possibilities to treat patients before and/or after the transplantation.