Title of article
Current Status of Liver Transplantation
Author/Authors
Saidi, Reza F. University of Massachusetts - Medical School - Department of Surgery, USA
From page
772
To page
776
Abstract
Liver transplantation (LTx) is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Improvement in outcomes (allograft and patient survival) has led to widespread use of LTx worldwide. However, new problems that include severe organ shortage, recurrence of primary disease, opportunistic infections, and development of de novo malignancies are the major problems affecting further implementation of LTx
Keywords
Indications , immunosuppression , liver transplantation , outcomes , results
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Record number
2545121
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