Comment on pediatric living donor liver transplantation decade progress in Shanghai: Characteristics and risks factors of mortality

Since the first successful liver transplantation was performed five decades ago, pediatric liver transplantation has become the gold standard treatment choice for pediatric liver disease, including metabolic diseases, liver tumors, and some acute liver failure. With improvements in immunosuppression...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2020-08, Vol.26 (30), p.4564-4566
Main Authors: Akbulut, Sami, Sahin, Tevfik Tolga, Yilmaz, Sezai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
China - epidemiology
Graft Survival
Humans
Immunosuppression
Letter To The Editor
Liver Transplantation - adverse effects
Living Donors
Patient Selection
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Since the first successful liver transplantation was performed five decades ago, pediatric liver transplantation has become the gold standard treatment choice for pediatric liver disease, including metabolic diseases, liver tumors, and some acute liver failure. With improvements in immunosuppression, surgical techniques, and postoperative medical care, long-term outcomes of patients after liver transplantation have markedly improved, especially in pediatric patients.
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v26.i30.4564