title: Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) exception for cholangiocarcinoma or biliary dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Gores
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gish
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sudan
authors.forename: Charles B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000473:pathology*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008954:Models, Biological; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement