Liver Transplantation: What Every Gastroenterologist Should Know about It

Liver Transplantation: What Every Gastroenterologist Should Know about It

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/postoperat...

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Published in:Middle East journal of digestive diseases Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 69 - 74
Main Author: Saidi, Reza F
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Iran Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 01-04-2018
Iranian Association of Gastroerterology and Hepatology
Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Allograft
Blood & organ donations
Gastroenterology
Hepatitis
Immunosuppression
Inflammatory bowel disease
Ischemia
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Liver diseases
Liver Transplantation
Liver transplants
Medical imaging
Patients
Perceptions
Review
Substance abuse treatment
Surgical outcomes
Transplants & implants
Middle East
Iran
Allograft
Immunosuppression
Liver Transplantation
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:2008-5230
2008-5249
DOI:10.15171/mejdd.2018.93