Living related liver transplantation: medical and social aspects of a controversial therapy.
There are more than 15,000 patients waiting for a liver transplant in the USA, with an average waiting time of 468 days and a mortality rate as high as 15-20%. Until artificial organs or xenotransplantation becomes a reality, living donor liver transplantation remains the best option for patients with end stage liver disease.
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Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr 55, 45122 Essen, Germany. christoph.broelsch@uni-essen.de
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D000328:Adult; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D014850:Waiting Lists