Who will benefit from living donor liver transplantation?
Over 12,000 patients are currently awaiting liver transplantation. Of these, approximately 10% will die while waiting for a cadaveric organ. Obviously, all patients who have fulfilled the selection criteria for liver transplantation will benefit from the procedure at an earlier stage in their disease. Those patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, sclerosing cholangitis or fulminant hepatic failure may derive additional benefits from early transplantation.
