Establishing a liver transplantation program at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran: a report of ten years of experience.
In 2001, a Liver Transplantation (LT) program was commenced in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex as the first one in the capital city of Tehran which is the second liver transplantation center in Iran. This study presents the results of our 10-year experience with LT.
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. nasirito@tums.ac.ir.
Ali
A
Jafarian
Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohssen
M
Nassiri-Toosi
Department of Anesthesiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Atabak
A
Najafi
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Javad
J
Salimi
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Majid
M
Moini
Department of Pathology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farid
F
Azmoudeh-Ardalan
Department of Infectious disease.
Zahra
Z
Ahmadinejad
Department of Infectious disease.
Setareh
S
Davoudi
Department of Cardiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roya
R
Sattarzadeh
Department of Nephrology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sepideh
S
Seifi
Department of Anesthesiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza
R
Shariat Moharari
Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Akbar
AA
Nejatisafa
Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein
H
Tavakoli
Department of Radiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hadi
H
Rokni Yazdi
Department of Radiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hazhir
H
Saberi
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali
A
Aminian
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Reza
AR
Kazemeini
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nasir
N
Fakhar
Department of Anesthesiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Jalil
J
Makarem
Department of Anesthesiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Ali
SA
Emami Meybodi
Department of Radiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Niloufar
N
Ayoubi Yazdi
Department of Internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Ali
AA
Sohrabpour
Department of Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir
A
Kasraianfard
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Ali
MA
Mohagheghi
Department of HPB/Liver Transplantation Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Bijan
B
Eghtesad
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas
A
Rabbani
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007492:Iran; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone