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Continuation of metformin use after a diagnosis of cirrhosis significantly improved survival of patients with diabetes

BACKGROUND: The risks and benefits of metformin use in cirrhotic patients with diabetes are debated. Although data on a protective effect of metformin against liver cancer development have been reported, metformin is frequently discontinued once cirrhosis is diagnosed due to concerns about an increa...

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Publicado en:Hepatology
Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaodan, Harmsen, William S., Mettler, Teresa A., Kim, W. Ray, Roberts, Rosebud O., Therneau, Terry M., Roberts, Lewis R., Chaiteerakij, Roongruedee
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4218882/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24798175
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.27199
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