Abstract Background & Aims Liver transplantation is the only curative intervention for
terminal liver disease. Accurate long‐term quality of life (QOL) data are required in the …

Organ transplant has been developed in animal models over the past 100 years. The major
limiting factor in transplant medicine is the shortage of donor organs. This shortage creates …

The first human orthotopic liver transplantation (LT) in Europe was performed by Sir Roy
Calne in Cambridge in 1968 [1], only one year after the first successful human liver …

Background: Survival after liver transplantation for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is
worsened by the increasing dropout rate while waiting for a donor. Aims: To assess the cost …

Objective To describe functional health and health-related quality of life (QOL) before and
after transplantation; to compare and contrast outcomes among liver, heart, lung, and kidney …

Cadaveric liver transplantation (CLT) is an excellent treatment for early hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). Its use, however, is limited by the shortage of grafts, with up to 30% of …

The major challenge currently facing liver transplantation is the performance of a greater
number of liver transplants, which has been fueled by the large and growing disparity …

BACKGROUND/AIM: Although many studies have reported significant improvements in
quality of life (QOL) after liver transplantation (LT), consistent data on areas of improvement …

No empirical studies have defined the posttransplant survival that would justify expansion of
the Milan criteria for liver transplantation of hepatocellular carcinoma. We created a Markov …

Abstract The US Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health recommends that
people of all ages engage in regular physical activity, and that significant health benefits can …