title: [Liver transplantation].
abstract: Liver transplantation is an efficient therapeutic option for terminal hepatic diseases. The principal indications of liver transplantation are hepatic cirrhosis, hepatic tumours (mainly, hepatocellular carcinoma) and acute liver failure. Over the years, the absolute contraindications for a transplant have lessened. Surgical techniques have also undergone changes. The results of liver transplant have improved so that survival one year after the transplant is close to 90% and after five years some 80% of transplanted patients continue to live.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Hepatología, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, 31008, Spain. iherrero@unav.es
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Herrero
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pardo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quiroga
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rotellar
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery; D000075202:Contraindications; D046148:Donor Selection; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors