TY - JOUR
T1 - Selection of patients for liver transplantation in 1997 and beyond.
AU - Yoshida, E. M.
AU - Lake, J. R.
PY - 1997/8
Y1 - 1997/8
N2 - Liver transplantation is now accepted as the standard surgical-medical treatment for end-stage liver disease, as well as replacement therapy for certain inborn errors of metabolism. While improvements in surgical methods and new immunosuppressive agents have improved survival, there remains a chronic shortage of available donor organs. This article offers guidelines for the physician, discussing indications for liver transplantation, controversial selection issues, contraindications, and finally, the future of liver transplantation.
AB - Liver transplantation is now accepted as the standard surgical-medical treatment for end-stage liver disease, as well as replacement therapy for certain inborn errors of metabolism. While improvements in surgical methods and new immunosuppressive agents have improved survival, there remains a chronic shortage of available donor organs. This article offers guidelines for the physician, discussing indications for liver transplantation, controversial selection issues, contraindications, and finally, the future of liver transplantation.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1089-3261(05)70269-5
DO - 10.1016/S1089-3261(05)70269-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 15562567
AN - SCOPUS:0000145486
SN - 1089-3261
VL - 1
SP - 247-261, vii
JO - Clinics in liver disease
JF - Clinics in liver disease
IS - 2
ER -