title: Results of liver transplantation: analysis of 140 cases at a single center.
abstract: The Shiraz Organ Transplant Center in southern Iran has been performing all liver transplantations in Iran and certain neighboring countries for 12 years. This study evaluated the 140 operations performed from April 1993 through November 2004. Sixty-one percent of the recipients were men and 39% were women. The average recipient age was 29.9 +/- 14.0 years. One hundred twenty-eight patients has a full-size cadaveric transplant. Most frequent causes of cirrhosis were cryptogenic and viral. An acute rejection episode occurred in 47.5% of cases, and two episodes in 8%. Most frequent short-term complications included respiratory, neurologic, and biliary problems. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year patient survival rates were 92%, 89%, and 85%, respectively. The experience that the Shiraz Organ Transplant Center has had with liver transplantation indicated success comparable to that noted in other reports. The calculated trend suggests that a goal of 100 transplantations for 2005 is within reach.
authors.affiliation: Southern Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz, Iran. ali_ra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Malek-Hosseini
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authors.lastname: Mehdizadeh
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authors.lastname: Salahi
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authors.lastname: Saberi-Firouzi
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authors.lastname: Bagheri-Lankarani
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authors.lastname: Bahador
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authors.lastname: Lahsaee
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authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bagheri
authors.forename: B
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authors.lastname: Geramizadeh
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome