Adult liver transplantation: the Université Catholique de Louvain experience.
Liver transplantation remains a formidable surgical and medical procedure. The larger single centre experience confirms that standardization of perioperative care and simplification of the surgical procedure markedly improve results. Further efforts must be made in relation to immunosuppressive therapy in order to minimize late morbidity and mortality.
Lerut
J
J
Department of Digestive Surgery, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Ciccarelli
O
O
Roggen
F
F
Laterre
P F
PF
Goffette
P
P
Danse
E
E
Reding
R
R
Geubel
A
A
Reynaert
M S
MS
Otte
J B
JB
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003363:Cost Control; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D017053:Infection Control; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D015996:Survival Rate