학술논문
Approach to Liver Transplantation: Is There a Difference between East and West?
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Ozturk NB; Department of Internal Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.; Bartosek N; Department of Internal Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.; Toruner MD; Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA.; Mumtaz A; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.; Simsek C; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.; Dao D; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.; Saberi B; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.; Gurakar A; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Source
Publisher: MDPI AG Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101606588 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2077-0383 (Print) Linking ISSN: 20770383 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Med Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2077-0383
Abstract
Liver transplantation (LT) remains the only curative treatment for end-stage liver disease as well as acute liver failure. With the exponential increase in organ demand due to the increasing incidence and prevalence of liver diseases, the need to overcome the supply and demand mismatch has arisen. In this review, we discuss the current universal status of LT, emphasizing various LT practices worldwide.