Liver transplantation for acute and chronic viral hepatitis

J Viral Hepat. 1995;2(2):65-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.1995.tb00008.x.

Abstract

Hepatotrophic viruses are responsible for a substantial proportion of cases of both end-stage chronic liver disease and of acute liver failure which are treated by liver transplantation. We review here current practice in transplantation for viral-induced liver disease addressing, in particular, the selection of patients for transplantation and the increasingly recognized problem of recurrent disease in liver grafts.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Chronic Disease
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation*