title: Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) exception for bacterial cholangitis.
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: Roshan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: Russell H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wiesner
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000601:surgery; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008954:Models, Biological; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement