title: Liver transplantation.
abstract: Liver transplantation has become an established form of therapy for patients with almost any type of irreversible and severe liver disease. The remarkable success of liver transplantation has resulted from recent advances in immunosuppressive therapy, surgical techniques, and patient selection. Additional progress has been made in the management of the complex postoperative medical complications that may occur. Indeed, liver transplantation has contributed significantly to an improved quantity and quality of life for many patients with liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents