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Transplantation for Benign Liver Lesions

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Benign Tumors of the Liver

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Orthotopic liver transplantation has been performed sometimes also for benign hepatic lesions. Most of these diseases are usually managed conservatively or treated by liver resection.

Orthotopic liver transplantation might be indicated in case of symptomatic lesions, causing life-threatening complications or when malignant transformation cannot be ruled out.

The most common indication for orthotopic liver transplantation for benign hepatic lesions is the polycystic liver disease.

The decision regarding the appropriateness and timely listing should usually be left to the multidisciplinary transplant team by judging the severity of disease taking into account the possible complication rate related to the clinical state.

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    Vincenzo Scuderi MD, Federico Tomassini MD & Roberto Ivan Troisi MD, PhD, FEBS

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Scuderi, V., Tomassini, F., Troisi, R.I. (2015). Transplantation for Benign Liver Lesions. In: Aldrighetti, L., Cetta, F., Ferla, G. (eds) Benign Tumors of the Liver. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12985-3_18

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