Medical Xpress - Liver Transplantation

Since the first application of liver transplantation in a clinical situation was reported more than twenty years ago, there has been a great deal of growth in this field and more is anticipated. As an official publication of the AASLD and the ILTS , Liver Transplantation delivers current, peer-reviewed articles on surgical techniques, clinical investigations and drug research — the information necessary to keep abreast of this evolving specialty.

Publisher

Wiley

Website

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1527-6473

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Liver Transplantation

Partial liver transplants for kids could be key to preventing waitlist deaths and improving outcomes

Liver transplant survivor's recovery linked to sociodemographic factors, study shows

Pigs grow new liver in lymph nodes, study shows

Study finds HCV-positive livers safe for transplantation; Hepatitis C can be cured afterward

New tool aids patients in selecting a transplant center

Certain liver cells may help prevent organ rejection after transplant, study finds

Split liver transplants could safely help sickest children

The importance of addressing poor nutrition in patients with liver failure

Routine hospital tool found to predict poor outcomes after liver transplantation

Use of opioid pain medications may affect liver transplant patients' survival