[Clinical liver transplantation in East Germany].
In the GDR 28 liver transplantations have been performed up to now. The 1 year survival rate amounts to 30%. At present 8 patients are alive between 3 months and 5 years. There were no biliary complications since the biliary reconstruction was performed by using a special 'mucosa suture'-technique. Ischaemic graft failure was a main cause for early postoperative mortality. A better immunosuppressive treatment may help to improve the results of liver transplantation in future.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005859:Germany, East; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009926:Organ Preservation; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014019:Tissue Donors
Klinische Lebertransplantation in der DDR.