简介:Alcoholicliverdiseaseisanestablished,yetcontroversial,indicationforlivertransplantation.Althoughanabstinenceperiodofupto6mopriortotransplantationismandatory,alcoholrelapseaftertransplantationisacommonevent.Incaseofrecurrenceofheavydrinking,graftsurvivalissignificantlyimpaired.Guidelinesondetectionandsurveillanceofalcoholconsumptioninthispatientcohortarelacking.Thisreviewsummarizesthechallengeofpatientselectionaswellasthecurrentknowledgeonestablishedandnovelalcoholbiomarkerswithspecialfocusonlivertransplantcandidatesandrecipients.