Liver Transplantation for Cholestatic Liver Diseases in Adults
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Liver Transplantation for Patients with Cholestatic Liver Diseases
BACKGROUND Cholestatic liver diseases (CD) account for 11% of all liver transplantations (LT) in the Eurotransplant region. Despite the excellent long-term outcome that is considerably superior to all other indications for LT, transplant surgeons and physicians face nowadays - in the era of MELD (Model of End-Stage Liver Disease)-based allocation, organ shortage, and extended allocation policie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics in Liver Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1089-3261
DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2015.08.011