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Optimal Liver Allocation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Hurry up AND wait, but which one when?
Author(s) -
Schwartz M.,
Florman S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12773
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , milan criteria , liver transplantation , liver cancer , liver disease , cohort , surgery , general surgery , transplantation
Waiting longer for a liver transplant does not improve the outlook for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, and patients within Milan criteria who are awaiting transplant should be prioritized proportionally to their likelihood of drop‐out without a mandatory waiting period. See brief communication by Bittermann et al on page 1657.