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. 2002 Feb;50(2):143-5.
doi: 10.1136/gut.50.2.143.

Living related liver transplantation: medical and social aspects of a controversial therapy

C E Broelsch  1 , G Testa, A Alexandrou, M Malagó
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Living related liver transplantation: medical and social aspects of a controversial therapy

C E Broelsch et al. Gut. 2002 Feb.

Abstract

There are more than 15,000 patients waiting for a liver transplant in the USA, with an average waiting time of 468 days and a mortality rate as high as 15-20%. Until artificial organs or xenotransplantation becomes a reality, living donor liver transplantation remains the best option for patients with end stage liver disease.

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