University of Nebraska Medical Center Liver Transplant Program.
The field of liver transplantation has evolved slowly over the past 5 years. The most important new additions to this field include new immunosuppressive agents and greatly broadened recipient selection criteria. The most compelling problem in transplantation today remains the lack of suitable donors. Innovative surgical techniques, such as auxiliary liver transplantation, extracorporeal support and living-related donation, represent new and important additions to the approach to patients with liver disease.
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Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.
Fox
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Heffron
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Zetterman
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Donovan
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McCashlandT
Dhawan
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Kaufman
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Sorrell
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Shaw
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009329:Nebraska; D018579:Patient Selection; D015996:Survival Rate; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement