title: [Gender-Specific Differences in Liver Transplantation].
abstract: Liver transplantation is the treatment of choice for acute hepatic failure or endstage liver disease. Long-time outcome following liver transplantation has been increased as a result of improvements in surgical technique, perioperative management, organ procurement and immunuosuppression. Differences in liver disease, access and allocation to liver transplantation as outcome due to gender have been reported. This review highlights the important differences in the field of liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heise
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Deutschland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D015996:Survival Rate; D014850:Waiting Lists / Q000401:mortality