Background Liver transplantation is the only curative treatment option for end-stage liver
disease; however, its use remains limited due to a shortage of suitable organs. In recent …

A growing number of clinical risk scores have been proposed to predict allograft failure after
liver transplantation. However, validation of currently available scores in the Eurotransplant …

Background Liver transplantation (LT) is one of the most effective surgical treatment for
patients with end-stage liver disease. Steatosis is a contributor for inferior graft quality. But its …

Background Normothermic ex vivo liver perfusion (NEVLP) is a promising strategy to
increase the donor pool in liver transplantation. Small animal models are essential to further …

Liver grafts are frequently declined due to high donor age or age mismatch with the
recipient. To improve the outcome of marginal grafts, we aimed to characterize the …

Background Hepatic steatosis has become a major worldwide health problem, so
assessment of hepatic steatosis in potential living donors is crucial prior to liver …

Diese kumulative Habilitationsschrift befasst sich mit den Herausforderungen der
Lebertransplantation in Deutschland im letzten Jahrzehnt. Hierbei soll besonders deutlich …

Hintergrund Der Mangel an Spenderorganen für die Lebertransplantation limitiert die
Verfügbarkeit dieser lebensrettenden Therapieoption in Deutschland. Die Qualität der …

Background: Selecting the right donor to achieve a successful liver transplantation is very
important; thus computerized tomography and liver biopsy are frequently applied in the …

Hintergrund Der Stellenwert und die Sicherheit einer perkutanen Leberbiopsie (PLB) bei
hirntoten Spendern vor Organentnahme sowie der Einfluss der PLB auf die Organallokation …