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Abdominal Solid Organ TransplantationIndications for Liver Transplantation

Abdominal Solid Organ Transplantation: Indications for Liver Transplantation [The list of indications for liver transplantation (LT) includes irreversible causes of end-stage liver disease which are curable by the procedure. More than a decade ago, the American Association for the Study of the Liver Disease (AASLD) established minimal listing criteria for patients with end-stage liver disease. To qualify for waiting list, the 1 year expected survival should be <90 % without LT. Liver transplantation should lead to prolonged survival and/or an improved quality of life [10]. Indications can be segregated into two classes: (1) acute conditions leading to a rapid and irreversible liver failure and (2) chronic diseases that can lead to liver failure and/or complications of end-stage liver disease. In the present introduction, causes of acute liver failure were discussed, whereas in the following chapters, each indication for LT was reported and analyzed.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Abdominal Solid Organ TransplantationIndications for Liver Transplantation

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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
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978-3-319-16996-5
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97 –125
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10.1007/978-3-319-16997-2_6
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Abstract

[The list of indications for liver transplantation (LT) includes irreversible causes of end-stage liver disease which are curable by the procedure. More than a decade ago, the American Association for the Study of the Liver Disease (AASLD) established minimal listing criteria for patients with end-stage liver disease. To qualify for waiting list, the 1 year expected survival should be <90 % without LT. Liver transplantation should lead to prolonged survival and/or an improved quality of life [10]. Indications can be segregated into two classes: (1) acute conditions leading to a rapid and irreversible liver failure and (2) chronic diseases that can lead to liver failure and/or complications of end-stage liver disease. In the present introduction, causes of acute liver failure were discussed, whereas in the following chapters, each indication for LT was reported and analyzed.]

Published: Mar 6, 2015

Keywords: Liver Transplantation; Sustained Virological Response; Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis; Biliary Atresia

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