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Liver transplantation for nontransplant physicians

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine volume 26, pages 139–144 (2014)Cite this article

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Many of the nontransplant physicians who manage hepatic patients (internists and hepatologists) keep asking about liver transplantation. The purpose of this article is to highlight important topics a nontransplant colleague may require in his practice. There are many topics in this respect; however, three most important topics need to be highlighted; those are; the time of referral to transplantation, the indications and contraindications and the metabolic issues regarding a transplanted patient. Still, there are no clear guidelines for the management of many of the metabolic issues regarding liver transplanted patients. And this why, collaborative efforts of transplant and nontransplant physicians are needed to conduct multicenter, long term randomized controlled trials and proper follow up programs.

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Sholkamy, A.A. Liver transplantation for nontransplant physicians. Egypt J Intern Med 26, 139–144 (2014). https://doi.org/10.4103/1110-7782.148105

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