Complications in Post-Liver Transplant Patients
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چکیده
Liver transplantation (LT) is the treatment of choice for liver failure and selected cases malignancies. Transplantation activity has increased over years, indications LT have been widened, leading to organ shortage. To face this condition, a high selection recipients with prioritizing systems an enlargement donor pool were necessary. Several authors published their case series reporting results obtained use marginal donors, which seem progressively improved years. The introduction in situ ex machine perfusion, although still strongly debated, better knowledge complications may role achieving results. With longer survival rates, significant number patients will suffer from long-term complications. An extensive review literature concerning short- outcomes reported trying highlight most recent findings. heterogeneity behaviors within different centers evident, difficult comparison making explicit need obtain more consent experts.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2077-0383']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12196173