title: Update on liver transplants in Lebanon.
abstract: Objective-To review all liver transplants performed at the American University of Beirut Medical Center from 1998 to present. Materials and Methods-From 1998 to present, 21 liver transplants (15 into adults and 6 into children) were performed at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. Of the 21 transplants, 5 were living related liver transplants. Results-Patient survival was 76% at 1, 5, and 10 years. Five recipients died at a median of 9 (range, 1-56) days after transplant. Causes of death included 1 case of severe cellular rejection, 1 case of portal and hepatic artery thrombosis, 1 case of intraoperative cardiac arrest, and 2 cases of primary nonfunction. Two biliary complications and 2 major vascular complications also occurred. All 16 survivors are well, with normal findings on liver function tests at a median follow-up time of 93 (range, 10-185) months after transplant. Conclusions-Although our numbers are small, the 10-year survival rate is comparable to reported rates for other series around the world. Deceased organ donations must be encouraged so that we can perform more transplants. As a source of organs, living related liver transplant is important; however, it cannot replace deceased donation.
authors: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Walid
authors: W
authors: Faraj
authors: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Haydar
authors: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Ghina El
authors: GE
authors: Nounou
authors: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Abdallah Abou El
authors: AA
authors: Naaj
authors: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Ghattas
authors: G
authors: Khoury
authors: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Samar
authors: S
authors: Jabbour
authors: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Khalife
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016019:Survival Analysis; D055815:Young Adult