title: [The use of colchicine in the treatment of alcoholic liver fibrosis in the elderly. Report of 80 cases].
abstract: Having briefly analyzed the metabolism of ethanol in elderly subjects and the evidence of great resistance of the senile liver to alcohol-induced damage, the Author describes histological, clinical, biohumoral features of fibrosis and the necessary therapeutic measures. Eighty clinical cases of hepatic fibrosis are also illustrated, studied and observed during five years.
authors.affiliation: T Divisione di Geriatria, USL RM4, Ospedale Addolorata di Roma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mancinella
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D003078:Colchicine
vernacular_title: L'impiego della colchicina nel trattamento della fibrosi epatica alcoolica nel soggetto anziano. Presentazione di 80 casi.