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The Child Who Needs a Liver Transplant

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Liver transplantation (LT) is standard care for children with end-stage, irreversible liver disease. Multidisciplinary medical management and improvements in surgical techniques have led to improved survival. The common indications for pediatric liver transplantation are cholestatic diseases, especially biliary atresia (43%), metabolic diseases (13%), acute liver failure (11%) and hepatic tumours (Table 11.1).

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  1. The Liver Unit, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

    Khalid Sharif

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  1. The Liver Unit, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Deirdre Kelly

  2. The Liver Unit, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Khalid Sharif

  3. The Liver Unit, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Jane Hartley

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Sharif, K. (2018). The Child Who Needs a Liver Transplant. In: Kelly, D., Sharif, K., Hartley, J. (eds) Atlas of Pediatric Hepatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69529-7_11

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