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Hepatic transplantation; Liver allografting; Liver replacement; Living donor liver transplant; Living related liver transplant; LT; OLT; Orthotopic liver transplantation; Split‐liver transplant
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Liver transplantation is a lifesaving therapeutic intervention for patients with severe acute or chronic liver failure for whom no other therapy is available.
Chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, metabolic diseases (alpha‐1‐antitrypsin deficiency, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease), cholestatic liver disorders (primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, biliary atresia), and acute hepatic necrosis represent the most frequent indications for liver transplantation.
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma, or inoperable neuroendocrine metastases are also potential candidates for liver transplantation. Increasing evidence suggests that with careful patient selection, liver transplantation is the treatment of choice in patients...
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Caramella, D., Perri, M. (2008). Transplantation, Liver. In: Baert, A.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35280-8_2526
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