title: Management of the patient with hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA. rperrillo@ochsner.org
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Perrillo
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D063065:Organophosphonates; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D009705:Nucleosides; D063065:Organophosphonates; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D019259:Lamivudine; D007372:Interferons; D000225:Adenine; C106812:adefovir dipivoxil