Liver Transplantation: Current Indications and Patient Selection for Adult Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Wichian Apiratpracha MD*,**, Worawon Chailimpamontree MD***, Phongphob Intraprasong MD**, Eric M Yoshida MD, MHSc, FRCP(C), FACP, FACG**
Affiliation : * Pramongkutklao Hospital and Medical College, Bangkok, Thailand ** The Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada *** Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Liver transplantation is a life saving procedure for patients with a variety of irreversible acute and chronic liver diseases for which no other therapy is available. To date, success of transplantation has been significantly improved with 1-year graft and patient survival rates of approximately 90%. As new information becomes available the indications for individual diseases have been changed somewhat. This review will provide a general basis for patient selection and timing of liver transplantation for adult patients with chronic liver disease.
Keywords : Liver transplant, Chronic liver disease, Patient selection, Timing, Current indications
