Liver transplantation in developing countries

Nazli Begum Ozturk; Haris Muhammad; Merve Gurakar; Alperen Aslan; Ahmet Gurakar; Doan Dao

doi:10.14744/hf.2022.2022.0014

Liver transplantation in developing countries

Hepatol Forum. 2022 Sep 23;3(3):103-107. doi: 10.14744/hf.2022.2022.0014. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Nazli Begum Ozturk¹, Haris Muhammad², Merve Gurakar³, Alperen Aslan⁴, Ahmet Gurakar⁴, Doan Dao⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Hackensack University, NJ, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Abstract

With the increasing incidence and prevalence of end-stage liver disease, demand for donor grafts continues to increase. Approaches on maximizing the potential donor grafts vary depending on the region. This review aims to summarize the current practice of liver transplantation with an emphasis on challenges encountered in developing countries.

Keywords: Deceased-donor liver transplantation; end-stage liver disease; living-donor liver transplantation.

Publication types

Review