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Liver transplantation for acute and chronic viral hepatitis
Author(s) -
Tibbs C. J.,
Williams R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of viral hepatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1365-2893
pISSN - 1352-0504
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2893.1995.tb00008.x
Subject(s) - liver transplantation , viral hepatitis , liver disease , transplantation , medicine , disease , chronic liver disease , immunology , gastroenterology , cirrhosis
Summary. Hepatotrophic viruses are responsible for a substantial proportion of cases of both end‐stage chronic liver disease and of acute liver failure which are treated by liver transplantation. We review here current practice in transplantation for viral‐induced liver disease addressing, in particular, the selection of patients for transplantation and the increasingly recognized problem of recurrent disease in liver grafts.