title: Hepatologists have addressed these severe complications of liver diseases in many ways, but unfortunately the impact of old and modern therapies on survival once complications of liver disease are manifest, is only minor. Preface.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Deptartment of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Rotterdam, Netherlands. h.janssen@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: Solko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schalm
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D015897:Comorbidity; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D015996:Survival Rate