Journal of Hepatology
Volume 56, Supplement 1 , Pages S101-S111, 2012

Trends in liver transplantation 2011

  • Patrizia Burra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
    • ,
  • Richard Freeman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03755, USA. Tel.: +1 603 650 7412, fax: +1 603 650 6212

Summary 

This review will highlight some of the important recent trends in liver transplantation. When possible, we will compare and contrast these trends across various regions of the world, in an effort to improve global consensus and better recognition of emerging data.

Keywords:  Liver transplantation , Viral hepatitis , Alcoholic hepatitis , Hepatocellular carcinoma , Living donor liver transplantation , Deceased donor liver transplantation

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PII: S0168-8278(12)60011-7

doi:10.1016/S0168-8278(12)60011-7

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 56, Supplement 1 , Pages S101-S111, 2012

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