Liver transplantation: current indications and patient selection for adult patients with chronic liver disease.
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2008-10-01
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Liver transplantation is a life saving procedure for patients with a variety of irreversible acute and chronic liver diseases for which no other therapy is available. To date, success of transplantation has been significantly improved with 1-year graft and patient survival rates of approximately 90%. As new information becomes available the indications for individual diseases have been changed somewhat. This review will provide a general basis for patient selection and timing of liver transplantation for adult patients with chronic liver disease.
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Chotmaihet Thangphaet.
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Apiratpracha W, Chailimpamontree W, Intraprasong P, Yoshida EM. Liver transplantation: current indications and patient selection for adult patients with chronic liver disease. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2008 Oct; 91(10): 1623-32