TY - JOUR
T1 - Current status of liver transplantation in North America
AU - Kirchner, Varvara A.
AU - Goldaracena, Nicolas
AU - Sapisochin, Gonzalo
AU - Alejandro, Roberto Hernandez
AU - Shah, Shimul A.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Liver transplantation is continuing to grow and evolve in North America. Changes in organ availability, recipient selection, indications and progressive approaches to oncologic treatment have occurred in the last five years. Despite increased activity in deceased and living donation in North America, there continues to be a high mortality on the waitlist as the recipient indications have changed over time which has led to new approaches to help patients with end-stage liver disease.
AB - Liver transplantation is continuing to grow and evolve in North America. Changes in organ availability, recipient selection, indications and progressive approaches to oncologic treatment have occurred in the last five years. Despite increased activity in deceased and living donation in North America, there continues to be a high mortality on the waitlist as the recipient indications have changed over time which has led to new approaches to help patients with end-stage liver disease.
KW - Cholangiocarcinoma
KW - Donation after cardiac death
KW - Hepatitis C
KW - Living donor liver transplantation
KW - NASH
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.059
DO - 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.059
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 32473238
AN - SCOPUS:85087498234
VL - 82
SP - 9
EP - 13
JO - International Journal of Surgery
JF - International Journal of Surgery
SN - 1743-9191
ER -
