Liver transplantation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 1 Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis related cirrhosis as an indication for liver tranplantation

Ref.	Database	Years	NASH Cirrhosis Tx	NASH Cirrhosis waiting list
Charlton et al[9]	SRTR	2001-2009	Increased
			1.2%→9.7%
Kemmer et al[10]	UNOS	2007-2010	Increased
			5.1%→7.5%
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov	OTPN	2013 Nov 1st		8.5% + 5.5% for CC

NASH: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; CC: Cryptogenic cirrhosis; Tx: Transplantation; SRTR: Scientific registry of transplant recipients, United States; UNOS: United network for organ sharing, United States; OTPN: Organ procurement and transplantation network, United States.