title: Liver transplantation in children: advances in patient selection, technique and immunosuppression.
abstract: The evolution of liver transplantation in children has proceeded in phases, overcoming these principal problems: prohibitive technical failures, limited donor organs, and imperfect immunosuppression. In this review, the history and current status of these challenges are summarized.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco 94143-0780, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Emond
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D014019:Tissue Donors