Recent advances in liver transplantation From: Mayo Clinic Proceedings | Date: February 1, 2003| Author: Wiesner, Russell H; Rakela, Jorge; Ishitani, Michael B; Mulligan, David C; Et al | Copyright Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Feb 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Advances in liver transplantation continue to evolve but are hampered by continued increasing shortages in donor organs. This has resulted in a high incidence of patients dying while on the United Network for Organ Sharing waiting list. Indeed, we continue to assess ways of expanding the donor pool by using marginal donors, living donor liver transplantation, split liver transplantation, domino transplantation, and hepatic support systems to prolong survival long enough for the patient to und...

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