Abstract
This report reviews experience with 97 patients given liver transplants. Although survival statistics are unsatisfactory, they should encourage further work since 22 patients have survived at least one year with a maximum survival of 5 2/3 years. The Achilles' heel of liver transplantation is bile duct reconstruction. We presently rely upon Roux en Y reconstruction, or alternatively, duct to duct anastomosis with a T tube stent. The prime indication for liver replacement is non neoplastic liver disease, but a favourable malignancy for treatment may prove to be small intrahepatic duct cell carcinomas.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 104-108 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Postgraduate Medical Journal |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | Sup.5 |
| State | Published - 1976 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine