Expanding the liver donor pool worldwide with hepatitis C infected livers, is it the time?
Mai Hashem,
Mohammed A Medhat,
Doaa Abdeltawab
et al.
Abstract:Liver transplantation (LT) provides a life-saving option for cirrhotic patients with complications and hepatocellular carcinoma. Despite the increasing number of liver transplants performed each year, the number of LT candidates on the waitlist remains unchanged due to an imbalance between donor organ supply and the demand which increases the waitlist time and mortality. Living donor liver transplant had a great role in increasing the donor pool and shortened waitlist time for LT candidates. Nevertheless, furt… Show more
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