TY - JOUR
T1 - Liver transplantation
AU - Zetterman, R. K.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - The increased use of liver transplantation for the management of endstage liver disease has resulted in the need for more donors, for more careful selection of recipients, and for reduction or control of postoperative complications if they occur. In this review, selected issues are highlighted, including the use of nonhuman primate donors, the management of biliary complications, and the selection and outcome of patients undergoing liver transplantation as therapy for controversial indications such as chronic hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma.
AB - The increased use of liver transplantation for the management of endstage liver disease has resulted in the need for more donors, for more careful selection of recipients, and for reduction or control of postoperative complications if they occur. In this review, selected issues are highlighted, including the use of nonhuman primate donors, the management of biliary complications, and the selection and outcome of patients undergoing liver transplantation as therapy for controversial indications such as chronic hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001574-199405000-00016
DO - 10.1097/00001574-199405000-00016
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:0028316990
SN - 0267-1379
VL - 10
SP - 344
EP - 348
JO - Current opinion in gastroenterology
JF - Current opinion in gastroenterology
IS - 3
ER -