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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Liver transplant scene in india
AS Soin, S Thiagarajan
Department of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Medanta Liver Institute, Medanta ..The Medicity, Gurgaon (Delhi NCR), Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
S Thiagarajan
Department of Liver Transplantatation and Regenerative Medicine, Medanta Liver Institute, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Delhi (NCR), Haryana - 122 001
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2394-7438.174841
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Over the last 17 years, liver transplant in India has evolved from a rarity to a common procedure available along the length and breadth of the country with survival data comparable to the best centres in the world. India is now in the forefront of Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) in the world, led by the team of the principal author. LDLT is possible for all types of recipients and indications with 95% success, with low incidence of vascular complications and biliary complications. While Deceased donor liver transplants (DDLTs) have picked up steam in Southern India, there is still a large gap between demand and supply of organs. LDLT is essential to bridge this gap and continues to be the main curative option for the majority of patients in India suffering from end-stage liver disease and Hepato cellular carcinoma (HCC) confined to the liver. |
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