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Role of adult living liver donation in patients with hepatocellular cancer

Author(s) -

Roberts John Paul

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

liver transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1527-6473

pISSN - 1527-6465

DOI - 10.1053/jlts.2003.50227

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , liver transplantation , cadaveric spasm , transplantation , donation , living donor liver transplantation , hepatocellular cancer , cancer , liver cancer , resection , surgery , economics , economic growth

Key points 1. Transplantation represents the best therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as compared with resection. 2. On an intention‐to‐treat basis, living donor transplantation (LDLT) represents a better alternative to cadaveric transplantation (CLT). 3. Current criteria for transplantation for patients with HCC using cadaveric organs may be appropriate for living donor transplantation.

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