What is the prognosis after retransplantation of the liver? Adv Surg 2012;46:87-100
Date
08/10/2012Pubmed ID
22873034DOI
10.1016/j.yasu.2012.03.005Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84863438776 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 29 CitationsAbstract
In patients with failing liver grafts, hepatic retransplantation cannot be abandoned for the ethical and practical reasons that have been detailed previously. The current recommendations involve a strategy for risk stratification of retransplant candidates. The long-term patient and graft survival outcomes after ReLT are excellent and acceptable for the low and intermediate groups, respectively. However, pursuing ReLT in transplant candidates in the high-risk category cannot be recommended. Furthermore, ReLT should be reserved for centers equipped to manage the difficulties of the endeavor because it is a technically demanding operation that requires surgical expertise and excellent anesthesiology and critical care support both before and after transplantation.
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Zarrinpar A, Hong JCMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Graft RejectionHepatectomy
Humans
Liver Failure
Liver Transplantation
Patient Selection
Prognosis
Reoperation
Treatment Failure
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