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Review
. 2016 Feb;20(1):191-203.
doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2015.08.011. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

Liver Transplantation for Cholestatic Liver Diseases in Adults

Vandana Khungar  1 , David Seth Goldberg  2
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Review

Liver Transplantation for Cholestatic Liver Diseases in Adults

Vandana Khungar et al. Clin Liver Dis. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Liver transplantation (LT) is an established lifesaving therapy for patients with cholestatic liver diseases, including primary cholestatic diseases, namely primary sclerosing cholangitis and primary biliary cirrhosis, as well as secondary forms of cholestatic liver disease, including those with cholestatic complications of LT needing a retransplant. Patients with cholestatic liver diseases can be transplanted for complications of end-stage liver disease or for disease-specific symptoms before the onset of end-stage liver disease. These patients should be regularly assessed. Patient survival after LT for cholestatic liver diseases is generally better than for other indications.

Keywords: Cholestatic liver disease; Living donor transplantation; MELD exceptions; Waitlist mortality.

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