Liver transplantation
hideLiver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver allograft. The most commonly used technique is orthotopic transplantation, in which the native liver is removed and the donor organ is placed in the same anatomic location as the original liver. Liver transplantation nowadays is a well accepted treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure.
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Left side grafting is procedure of choice for adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation
Oct 29, 2009 |
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A recent study by doctors at Shinshu University, School of Medicine, in Japan determined that left side grafting has lower risk to donors compared to grafts taken from the right lobe, and it appears to be the procedure of ...
Drinking coffee slows progression of liver disease in chronic hepatitis C sufferers
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53% lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers according to a new study led by Neal ...
How to identify early graft dysfunction preoperatively?
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Small-for-size graft dysfunction (SFSGD) following living-related liver transplantation (LRLT) is characterized by early graft dysfunction (EGD) when the graft-to-recipient body weight ratio (GRBWR) is below 0.8%. However, ...
Medication effective for acute liver failure in early stages of disease
Oct 08, 2009 |
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The antidote for acute liver failure caused by acetaminophen poisoning also can treat acute liver failure due to most other causes if given before severe injury occurs, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Hypertension and diabetes are concern in long-term care of liver transplant patients
Oct 05, 2009 |
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A recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado looked at post-transplant care to determine whether primary care physicians (PCPs) or hepatologists are better suited to manage the overall health care of patients ...
Evaluation of standard liver volume formula for Chinese adults
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been used to alleviate the shortage of available liver donors. Accurate estimation of the standard liver volume (SLV) of the living donor and recipient is crucial. Scholars of ...
Women, blacks, Medicare recipients less likely to be evaluated for liver transplantation
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Patient race, gender and insurance status influence decisions about who will go on to receive liver transplants, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study. Available online and published in the September ...
Racial disparity studied in patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatitis B
Aug 28, 2009 |
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1.5 to 2 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Prior studies have shown there to be significant racial differences in access to ...
Lower tacrolimus doses is suitable for living donor liver transplantation with small-for-size graft
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Several studies have shown that living donor liver transplant (LDLT) recipients required smaller doses of tacrolimus compared with deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT) patients, which indicated that liver regeneration could ...
Metabolic bone disease in cirrhosis patients
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Long-standing liver disease has long been recognized to result in fragile bones with increased risk of fractures. In various international studies, the overall incidence has varied from 11% to 48%, with a fracture rate of ...
Current hepatitis C treatments work equally well, researchers report
Aug 07, 2009 |
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The three treatment combinations for clearing the most common form of the hepatitis C virus work equally well with similar side effects, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues in 13 ...
First human gets new antibody aimed at hepatitis C virus
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety ...
Extreme BMI cause for concern in liver transplantation
Aug 04, 2009 |
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A recent study by doctors at the University of Washington explained that patients who are significantly underweight or very severely obese prior to liver transplantation are at increased risk of death following transplantation ...
Studies reveal hepatitis C virus carriers experience substantial increase in mortality
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood-borne disease that causes inflammation of the liver and to which there is currently no vaccine available. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 3% of the world's population, ...
Study examines liver transplantation after drug induced acute liver failure
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Liver transplantation offers a good chance for survival for patients with drug induced acute liver failure, however, certain pre-transplant factors are associated with worse outcomes. Patients who are on life support, who ...
