Liver transplantation.
This assessment of the role of liver transplantation in treating end-stage liver disease today is based on two major series, one from Denver and the other from the Cambridge/Kings College Hospital, England. The findings of these groups are highlighted, as are the changes in technique that have led to considerably improved survival in the past two years.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008722:Methods; D009926:Organ Preservation; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous