Category : Transplantation

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment strategy in cirrhotic liver. EASL guidelines. Related articles:Liver transplantation criteria for HCCBenign liver tumoursLiver cirrhosis follow-up References: EASL guideline HCC Forner A, et al. Lancet 2018;391:1301–1314 EASL CPG HCC. J Hepatol 2018; doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2..

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Extended criteria (liver) donor (ECD) Related articles:Liver transplantation criteria for HCCKing’s College criteria for liver transplantationRisk of liver decompensation after hepatectomy Definition of ECD donorsThe ECD graft represents an organ with unfavourable characteristicsassociated with suboptimal post-transplant outcomes thatfall into two main risk categories: poor graft function and potentialfor disease transmission. Within the poor graft function ..

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Liver transplantation criteria Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) – Milan criteria Related articles:HCC treatmentRisk of liver decompensation after hepatectomyKing’s College criteria for liver transplantationExtended criteria donor (ECD) Milan criteria Solitary HCC <5 cm diameter OR ≤3 nodules with diameter <3 cm UCSF criteria1 Single lesion ≤6.5 cm in diameter OR 2–3 lesions ≤4.5 cm; total tumour diameter ..

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