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Review
. 2022 Sep 23;3(3):103-107.
doi: 10.14744/hf.2022.2022.0014. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Liver transplantation in developing countries

Nazli Begum Ozturk  1 , Haris Muhammad  2 , Merve Gurakar  3 , Alperen Aslan  4 , Ahmet Gurakar  4 , Doan Dao  4
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Review

Liver transplantation in developing countries

Nazli Begum Ozturk et al. Hepatol Forum. .

Abstract

With the increasing incidence and prevalence of end-stage liver disease, demand for donor grafts continues to increase. Approaches on maximizing the potential donor grafts vary depending on the region. This review aims to summarize the current practice of liver transplantation with an emphasis on challenges encountered in developing countries.

Keywords: Deceased-donor liver transplantation; end-stage liver disease; living-donor liver transplantation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Liver transplantation activity in 2020 (per million population).[54]
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