title: Advances in liver transplantation. New strategies and current care expand access, enhance survival.
abstract: Liver transplantation revolutionized the management of liver disease. Although the number of patients who could benefit from a transplant far exceeds the number of available cadaveric donors, new strategies, such as splitting cadaveric organs and using living donors, have expanded access to transplantation. Here, a team of transplant physicians highlights these new strategies, as well as the long-term management issues of special relevance to primary care physicians caring for transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Tram T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nissen
authors.forename: F Fred
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Poordad
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D019520:Living Donors; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014850:Waiting Lists
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents