Liver transplantation.
Liver replacement has become a viable treatment option for select patients with severe acute or chronic hepatic failure. Evaluation of potential candidates is discussed along with current techniques for donor organ retrieval, recipient implantation, and postoperative immunosuppression.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014015:Tissue Banks; D014019:Tissue Donors