title: [Clinical experience with 13 cases of orthotopic liver transplantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review our experience with orthotopic liver transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen liver transplantation were performed in 12 patients (including one liver retransplantation), of whom 5 patients received the transplantation for end stage liver cirrhosis, 4 for primary liver carcinoma, 1 for liver failure after hepatectomy for liver cancer, 1 for Wilson's disease, and 1 for chronic renal failure and liver cirrhosis. Retransplantation was done in 1 patient for chronic graft rejection. Of the 13 operations, 10 underwent the classical procedures of orthotopic liver transplantation, while 2 adopted modified piggyback technique, with 1 of the patients receiving retransplantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine patients survived the transplantation with the longest survival over 2 years. Four patients died in the perioperative period, due to intracerebral bleeding, adult respiratory distress syndrome, acute renal failure and hepatic artery thrombus, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for various end-stage liver diseases. Strict patient selection, appropriate timing of the operation and proper perioperative care are all essential for the success of liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, China.
authors.forename: Huan-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zuo-jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.forename: Shu-ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Zhuo-ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012086:Reoperation