Title of article :
Liver Transplantation: What Every Gastroenterologist Should Know about It
Author/Authors :
Saidi, Reza F Department of Surgery - Digestive Disease Research Institute - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Liver Transplantation (LT) is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage liver
disease. Improvement in outcomes (allograft and patient survival) has led to widespread
use of LT worldwide. This success is due to improvement in patient selection, transplantation surgery, anesthesia/postoperative care, and immunosuppression management. This review will focus on different aspects of LT, which every physician should know to provide better patient care.
Keywords :
Liver Transplantation , Allograft , Immunosuppression
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
