Background There is a worldwide need to expand the donor liver pool. We report a
consecutive series of elective candidates for liver transplantation (LT) who received 'livers …

Liver transplantation (LTx) is the only treatment for patients with end-stage liver failure. This
report focuses on 45 deceased donor liver allografts allocated through Eurotransplant as …

Background In the United Kingdom, up to 20% of liver graft offers are not used for
transplantation, and the reasons for graft refusal are multifactorial and not consistent among …

Background Post-hepatectomy liver failure is a severe complication after major liver
resection and is associated with a high mortality rate. Nevertheless, there is no effective …

Liver transplantation (LT) was performed for the first time in Chile in 1969, but only since the
1990s has it been systematically performed. Our health system is strongly centralized, which …

Abstract Introduction: The revised Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) was implemented in
Singapore in July 2004. We aim to evaluate expanding the potential donor pool for liver …

Abstract Background The French transplant governing system defined “Rescue”(the so-
called “Hors Tour”) livers as those livers which were declined for the five top-listed patients …

Liver retransplantation (Re-OLT) is one of the most debated issues in medicine over the past
decade. Re-OLT, currently is accepted for patients with irreversible failure of a hepatic graft …

Despite advances in patient selection, surgical technique, immunosuppression, and peri-
operative management, the need for liver replacement exceeds organ availability. Moreover …

We present here the outcomes of our first 500 liver transplants and discuss the lessons
learned during this time. We retrospectively analyzed the first 500 consecutive transplants …