Forty years of liver transplantation: personal recollections.
When the first ever successful human liver transplantations were performed by Starzl in Denver in 1967, Groth was a key member of the team. Essential factors that led to success were the use of non-damaged liver grafts and the application of a triple drug immunosuppressive regimen. By now, eight patients have survived for more than 30 years after liver transplantation worldwide; six of these patients are from the Denver series. In 1984, Groth initiated a liver transplant program in Stockholm with eight recipients now surviving beyond 20 years.
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. carl.groth@ki.se
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D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000266:history* / Q000276:immunology; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D013548:Sweden
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