[Liver transplantation. Facts and trends]

Abstract

The aim of this article is to orientate the non-specialist in the field of liver transplantation. The main indications and contraindications are reviewed. The surgical technique is briefly illustrated and the postoperative follow-up is described. Several points have been raised on the present and future trends of this technology which may give the reader some food for thought. The authors state that liver transplantation is too infrequently performed in Switzerland. Some candidates for the operation are not identified, whilst others are referred too late to a transplantation center.