Liver transplant and hepatitis C in methadone maintenance therapy: a case report

• Main Authors: Bourgeois James A (Author), Craemer Elana (Author), Lester Laura (Author), Ransibrahmanakul Kanat (Author), Prosser Colette C (Author), Hancock Meredith M (Author), Rossaro Lorenzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Methadone maintenance therapy for the treatment of opioid dependence continues to carry a social stigma. Until recently, patients on methadone were not considered for liver transplantation. We describe the first case of a patient on methadone who received a liver...