Changing indications for liver transplantation

J R Lake

Changing indications for liver transplantation

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1993 Jun;22(2):213-29.

Author

J R Lake¹

Affiliation

¹ Liver Transplantation Program, University of California, San Francisco.

PMID: 8509166

Abstract

Improvement in liver transplantation over the past decade has resulted in questions regarding indications and contraindications, patient selection, timing, and cost.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Contraindications
Hepatitis B / surgery
Humans
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / surgery
Liver Failure, Acute / surgery
Liver Neoplasms / surgery
Liver Transplantation* / trends
Quality of Life
Time Factors