Recent advances in pediatric liver transplantation

Pediatric liver transplantation has matured into a well-established, highly successful treatment for advanced pediatric liver disease. Recent 1-year success rates range from 85% to 95%. This unprecedented achievement is the result of careful selection criteria and optimal timing of transplantation,...

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Published in:Current gastroenterology reports 2002-02, Vol.4 (1), p.84-97
Main Authors: Kogan-Liberman, Debora, Emre, Sukru, Shneider, Benjamin L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Contraindications
Graft Rejection
Humans
Liver Diseases - surgery
Liver Transplantation - methods
Liver Transplantation - mortality
Liver Transplantation - trends
Living Donors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors - surgery
Postoperative Complications
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Recurrence
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Pediatric liver transplantation has matured into a well-established, highly successful treatment for advanced pediatric liver disease. Recent 1-year success rates range from 85% to 95%. This unprecedented achievement is the result of careful selection criteria and optimal timing of transplantation, technical advances in surgical technique, and improved treatment following transplant. This report highlights many recent published findings representing advances that have led to current successful approaches.
ISSN:1522-8037
1534-312X
DOI:10.1007/s11894-002-0042-y