Liver transplantation: Fifty years of experience

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2014; 20(18): 5363-5374
Published online May 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i18.5363

Table 2 Current main indications for liver transplantation

Category	Disease
Acute liver failure	Acute hepatitis A
	Acute hepatitis B
	Drug/toxin hepatotoxicity
Cirrhosis from chronic liver diseases	Chronic hepatitis C virus
	Chronic hepatitis B virus
	Alcoholic liver disease
	Autoimmune hepatitis
	Cryptogenic liver disease
	Primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis
	Secondary biliary cirrhosis
Metabolic disorders	Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
	Hereditary haemochromatosis
	Wilson’s disease
	Glycogen-storage disorders
	Type 1 hyperoxaluria
	Familial homozygous hypercholesterolemia
Malignancies	Primary hepatic cancer: hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma
Malignancies	Metastatic: carcinoid tumours and islet cell tumours
Miscellaneous	Polycystic liver disease
Miscellaneous	Budd-Chiari syndrome

Citation: Song ATW, Avelino-Silva VI, Pecora RAA, Pugliese V, D’Albuquerque LAC, Abdala E. Liver transplantation: Fifty years of experience. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(18): 5363-5374
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i18/5363.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i18.5363