Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both males and females in the United States. As of January 2016 there are an estimated 1.4 million men and women living with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer, with an…
Since the initial descriptions of successful deceased donor liver transplantation (LT) in the 1960s by Dr. Thomas Starzl (see Chapter 125 ), there has been tremendous change and growth in the field of transplantation. Advancements in organ preservation, immunosuppression, perioperative…
Overview Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis were the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States and resulted in more than 44,358 deaths in 2019. Chronic viral infection (see Chapter 68 ) and alcohol abuse account for the majority…