Liver Transplantation

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12387 relevant articles (679 outcomes, 832 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another.

Also Known As:

Graftings, Liver; Hepatic Transplantations; Liver Grafting; Liver Graftings; Liver Transplantations; Transplantations, Hepatic; Transplantations, Liver; Grafting, Liver; Hepatic Transplantation; Transplantation, Hepatic; Transplantation, Liver

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Operative Surgical Procedures: 4

Transplantation: 36585

Organ Transplantation: 2370

Liver Transplantation: 12387

Tissue Transplantation: 195

Liver Transplantation: 12387

Digestive System Surgical Procedures: 10

Liver Transplantation: 12387

Experts

1.	Neuhaus, P: 47 articles (06/2007 - 01/2000)
2.	Tanaka, Koichi: 44 articles (07/2008 - 04/2002)
3.	Sugawara, Yasuhiko: 42 articles (10/2008 - 11/2002)
4.	Makuuchi, Masatoshi: 40 articles (10/2008 - 11/2002)
5.	Samuel, Didier: 35 articles (10/2008 - 01/2002)
6.	Soejima, Yuji: 35 articles (09/2008 - 01/2002)
7.	Maehara, Yoshihiko: 33 articles (09/2008 - 08/2002)
8.	Broelsch, Christoph E: 29 articles (09/2008 - 08/2003)
9.	Busuttil, Ronald W: 28 articles (06/2008 - 05/2002)
10.	Makuuchi, M: 28 articles (06/2008 - 08/2000)

Related Diseases

1.	Liver Diseases (Liver Disease) 01/01/2007 - "Liver transplantation has emerged as a highly effective treatment for patients with HCC, particularly in the setting of significant underlying liver disease" 07/01/2004 - "Liver transplantation is currently the best option for HIV-infected patients with end-stage liver disease" 07/01/2004 - "Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the best treatment for end-stage liver disease" 02/15/2003 - "CONCLUSION: Survival after highly urgent liver transplantation has improved and is comparable to that observed in patients receiving a liver allograft because of chronic liver disease" 01/01/2003 - "Liver transplantation, considered today as the most effective treatment for end-stage liver diseases, can not always be performed on every patient affected with a liver disease" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Hepatoma) 03/01/2007 - "Hepatic transplantation offers the best treatment for cure for hepatocellular carcinoma arising in the cirrhotic liver as long as patients and indications are carefully selected" 08/01/2006 - "BACKGROUND/AIMS: Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for highly selected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but tumour recurrence remains an important cause of mortality" 06/01/2006 - "BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Liver transplantation (LT) is the best treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), however, prognostic factors and selection of patients with HCC for LT are controversial" 02/01/2004 - "Percutaneous ablation is considered the best treatment option for patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are not candidates for surgical resection or liver transplantation" 06/01/2003 - "Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has been considered the best treatment option for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Fibrosis (Cirrhosis) 01/01/2007 - "Liver transplantation provides the best cure for both the HCC and the underlying cirrhosis" 07/01/2005 - "Percutaneous ablation is considered the best treatment option for patients with Child-Pugh class A or B cirrhosis and a single, nodular-type HCC smaller than 5 cm or as many as three HCC lesions, each smaller than 3 cm, when surgical resection or liver transplantation is not suitable" 11/01/2004 - "For Child class B and C patients with a small HCC, liver transplantation offers the best results, whereas partial liver resection is indicated in patients with well-compensated cirrhosis" 09/01/2003 - "The best results of liver transplantation were achieved in patients transplanted on a routine basis with a diagnosis of PBC (91.4%), autoimmunologic cirrhosis (81.1%), postalcoholic cirrhosis (80%), or hemochoromatosis (100%)" 12/01/1997 - "Orthotopic liver transplantation is a highly effective treatment for patients with end-stage cirrhosis" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Acute Liver Failure (Fulminant Hepatic Failure) 03/01/2005 - "DISCUSSION: Liver transplantation is the best treatment for fulminant hepatic failure, with a 1-year patient survival rate of 61.3%" 05/01/2004 - "The most successful therapy for acute liver failure is liver transplantation" 10/01/2000 - "Despite an improved understanding of the pathogenesis of complicating cerebral oedema and advances in general supportive care, it is likely that the most severely affected patients with acute liver failure due to viral causes will survive only with liver transplantation, at least until approaches for promoting adequate liver regeneration are successfully developed and implemented." 01/01/1999 - "Survival post liver transplantation for acute liver failure has improved and most recipients can expect a 70% five year survival." 03/27/1997 - "Orthotopic liver transplantation is the most effective treatment for fulminant hepatic failure" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Infection 09/01/2003 - "Our approach is reasonably safe, and it appears to be very effective in the prevention of de novo HBV infection after liver transplantation." 07/01/2007 - "SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: First trials in patients following major abdominal surgery including liver transplantation using one Lactobacillus (LAB) and one fiber showed significant reduction of infection rates and reduced length of antibiotic therapy compared with a control group" 07/01/2004 - "We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether SDD is beneficial in reducing infections overall and those caused by gram-negative bacteria in patients following liver transplantation" 11/01/2001 - "Improvement in lung function after liver transplantation and no significant risk of pulmonary infection with immunosuppressive therapy have been reported" 02/01/2001 - "The need for dialysis portended a grave outcome in liver transplant recipients and identified a subgroup of patients at a significantly greater risk for major infections, particularly fungal infections, after liver transplantation." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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2.	hepatitis B hyperimmune globulin
3.	Ribavirin (Virazole)
4.	Interferons
5.	Immunoglobulins (Immunoglobulin)
6.	Ursodeoxycholic Acid (Urso)
7.	Interferon Alfa-2b (Interferon Alfa 2b)
8.	famciclovir (Famvir)
9.	Interferon-alpha (Interferon Alfa)
10.	Bilirubin
806 Drugs and Important Bio-Agents and 2342 more articles analyzed in the Research Interface, order at left...

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Transplantation (Transplant Recipients)
2.	Transplants (Transplant)
3.	Hepatectomy
4.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
5.	Homologous Transplantation (Allograft)
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