Absolute and relative contraindications to liver transplantation. A perpetually moving frontier.
In this paper the authors discussed the absolute and relative contraindications to liver transplantation. These contraindications are not fixed, and may change with medical progress and experience. Certainly, the recent advent of adult-to-adult living related liver transplantation may somehow change the management of patients with relative contra-indications to cadaveric liver transplantation, as they may be potential candidates for living related liver transplantation.
Detry
Olivier
O
Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium. Oli.Detry@chu.ulg.ac.be
De Roover
Arnaud
A
Delwaide
Jean
J
Meurisse
Michel
M
Honoré
Pierre
P
D000368:Aged; D001530:Belgium; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index