Liver Transplantation in Cases with Acute Liver Failure

JOURNAL TITLE: Euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology

Author
1. Göksel Bengi
2. Mustafa Yalçin
3. Mesut Akarsu
4. Tarkan Ünek
5. İbrahim Astarcıoğlu
ISSN
2231-5047
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1139
Volume
5
Issue
2
Publishing Year
0
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
    1. Department of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
    1. Department of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
    1. Department of General Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
    1. Department of General Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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    Abstract

    Background: Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare, life-threatening clinical condition that is characterized by severe hepatocellular necrosis, jaundice, coagulopathy and encephalopathy. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients who underwent liver transplantation at Dokuz Eylül University of Medicine Faculty (DEUMF) due to ALF. Materials and methods: The patients who underwent liver transplantation at DEUMF due to ALF were evaluated retrospectively. Results: All of the liver transplantations performed in this study were successful; toxicity was the major cause of ALF in these patients (84%). Conclusion: Results of this study may not be generalizable to all of Turkey since the patients included in this study were only from one region. However, our study is in accordance with others that show that liver transplantation is a very safe and effective method for the treatment of ALF.

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