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World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2020; 12(11): 919-930
Published online Nov 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i11.919
Published online Nov 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i11.919
Natremia and liver transplantation: The right amount of salt for a good recipe
Ilaria Lenci, Martina Milana, Giuseppe Grassi, Alessandro Signorello, Andrea Aglitti, Leonardo Baiocchi, Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatology Unit, Tor Vergata University, Rome 00133, Italy
Author contributions: Lenci I collected, analyzed and interpreted the data, and drafted the manuscript and revised it critically; Milana M, Grassi G, Signorello A, and Aglitti A collected the data and revised the manuscript critically; Baiocchi L made the study proposal, conceived of the study, corrected the manuscript and revised it critically.
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Corresponding author: Leonardo Baiocchi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatology Unit, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy. baiocchi@uniroma2.it
Received: August 6, 2020
Peer-review started: August 6, 2020
First decision: September 17, 2020
Revised: September 19, 2020
Accepted: September 27, 2020
Article in press: September 27, 2020
Published online: November 27, 2020
Processing time: 109 Days and 16.6 Hours
Peer-review started: August 6, 2020
First decision: September 17, 2020
Revised: September 19, 2020
Accepted: September 27, 2020
Article in press: September 27, 2020
Published online: November 27, 2020
Processing time: 109 Days and 16.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Sodium imbalance represents an important issue in cirrhotic patients. In the last decades, the impact of altered sodium levels in the peritransplant phases has also gained a relevant clinical interest. In this review, we examined: (1) The determinants of an impaired sodium balance in the course of severe liver diseases; (2) The consequences of sodium imbalance on liver transplant; and (3) The possible corrective measures for this condition.