| 1 | Liver retransplantation: indications and outcomes显示文摘BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation is a life-saving the- rapeutic modality for patients with end-stage liver diseases. After liver transplantation, however, more than 10% pa- tients may lose the grafts caused by a variety of reasons. This review covers the most frequent indications for liver retransplantation as well as the results and specific problems with each indication. DATA RESOURCES: Searching MEDLINE (1997-2003) for articles on liver retransplantation. RESULTS: The most frequent indications of liver retrans- plantation are primary non-function, hepatic artery throm- bosis, graft rejection and recurrent diseases. The results af- ter liver retransplantation remain inferior to those after first transplantation. CONCLUSION: Liver retransplantation, which is the only means of prolonging survival in those patients whose initial graft has failed, makes an important contribution to overall survival. | Zi-Fa Wang and Chang Liu Pittsburgh, USA Department ot Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Me- dical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA Division of Hepa- tobiliary Surgery . First Hospital, Xi’ an Jiaotong University , Xi’ an 710061, China | 2004 | Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International2004，3，2： | 4 |
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