Liver transplantation overview

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammed Abdelwahed M.D[2]

Liver trasnsplantation Microchapters
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Patient Information
Overview
Historical Perspective
Indications
Pre-surgical management
Choice of donor
Epidemiology and Demographics
Techniques
Complications
Acute rejection
Immune therapy
Post-surgical infection
Prognosis

Liver transplantation indications

Indications for liver transplantation include acute liver failure, cirrhosis, Liver neoplasms, and metabolic disorders such as familial amyloid polyneuropathy, primary hyperoxaluria, cystic fibrosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, glycogen storage disease, tyrosinemia, hemochromatosis, Wilson disease, and acute intermittent porphyria.