Liver transplantation is the standard of care in patients with end-stage liver disease and those with tumors of hepatic origin. In 2011 there were 16,107 patients in the United States waiting for a liver transplant, but only 6341 transplants were…
Graft failure is a serious life-threatening condition for transplant recipients, and when left untreated, it results inevitably in death of the recipient. It is important to differentiate between acute and chronic graft failure. Although acute graft failure occurs early in…
Liver preservation is one of the most important components of liver transplantation because the efficacy of preservation has an enormous impact on the posttransplant outcome. Especially in wide geographical regions with national organ sharing, liver preservation allows organs to travel…
The widespread use and progress in modern imaging modalities have led to an increase in the incidental finding of asymptomatic benign hepatic lesions, including cystic and solid tumors. In contrast to most cystic lesions, the latter group is composed of…