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Human liver transplantation, which was first performed in man in Denver 15 years ago, has finally come of age in the past 2 years. The 1 year survival has improved from 28 per cent to 50 per cent in the recent Denver Second Series.
Koep, LJ, Starzl, TE, Terblanche, J
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Novel Hybrid Approach to Portal Vein Thrombectomy Immediately Prior to Orthotopic Liver Transplantation [PDF]
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is common among liver transplant candidates, affecting up to 26% of patients awaiting liver transplant. Despite the suspected negative impact of PVT on liver transplant outcomes, consensus recommendations remain lacking ...
Jonathan Jou +3 more
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The development of liver transplantation has been difficult. However, substantial advances have been made mostly because of better surgical techniques and because of better postoperative management. It has been necessary for surgeons to be more inquisitive about the reasons for post-transplantation liver dysfunction rather than to ascribe hepatic ...
G W, McCaughan, D J, Koorey
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OBJECTIVE: To review the clinical aspects and the theoretical basis of liver transplantation in children, focusing mainly pre and post surgical periods. METHODS: References were obtained from computerized search in the National Library of Medicine (Medline), recent review articles, and personal files. RESULTS: Great development has occurred in surgical
C T, Ferreira +2 more
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The 1-year survival rates of around 70% that are now being achieved have resulted in the acceptance of liver transplantation as a treatment for end-stage liver disease. The number of patients undergoing transplantation is increasing rapidly and the indications are widening.
J M, Neuberger, D H, Adams
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Background The prognosis of patients with combined hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CHC) is usually poor, and effective adjuvant therapy is missing making it important to investigate whether these patients may benefit from ...
Wei-Ren Liu +14 more
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Background While the correlation between PD-L1 expression and KRAS mutation has been previously reported in other solid tumors such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), whether PD-L1 can be modulated by ERK signaling downstream of KRAS in intrahepatic ...
Zheng Gao +15 more
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Transplantation of the Liver [PDF]
The authors’ results with liver transplantation are presented, along with their present views regarding candidacy for liver replacement and selected diagnostic and technical problems that are encountered during and after liver transplantation, particularly the problem of secondary jaundice.
Putnam, CW, Starzl, TE
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Objective. Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a primary liver malignancy with a poor prognosis and limited treatment. Cisplatin with gemcitabine is used as the standard first-line chemotherapy regimen; however, there is still no robust evidence ...
Peixin Huang +6 more
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Background Previous studies have reported the surgical resection (SR) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) could achieve comparable recurrence-to-death survival (RTDS).
Youwei Wu +5 more
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