[The indications and results in 313 liver transplants]

Minerva Chir. 1993 Sep 30;48(18):969-73.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The authors report their experience on 313 liver transplantations performed in 255 patients. In 51.7% the indication to liver transplant was the cirrhosis, post alcoholic in 39.5% and post-hepatitis in 24.1%. The global mortality was 34.9% (89/255) with an actuarial survival of 53% at 74 months. We registered 10 cases (3.2%) of arterial thrombosis and 5 cases (1.6%) complications of portal anastomosis.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Diseases / mortality
  • Liver Diseases / surgery
  • Liver Transplantation* / methods
  • Liver Transplantation* / mortality
  • Liver Transplantation* / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Reoperation / statistics & numerical data
  • Spain / epidemiology