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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2014; 20(18): 5363-5374
Published online May 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i18.5363
Table 2 Current main indications for liver transplantation
CategoryDisease
Acute liver failureAcute hepatitis A
Acute hepatitis B
Drug/toxin hepatotoxicity
Cirrhosis from chronic liver diseasesChronic hepatitis C virus
Chronic hepatitis B virus
Alcoholic liver disease
Autoimmune hepatitis
Cryptogenic liver disease
Primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis
Secondary biliary cirrhosis
Metabolic disordersAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Hereditary haemochromatosis
Wilson’s disease
Glycogen-storage disorders
Type 1 hyperoxaluria
Familial homozygous hypercholesterolemia
MalignanciesPrimary hepatic cancer: hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma
Metastatic: carcinoid tumours and islet cell tumours
MiscellaneousPolycystic liver disease
Budd-Chiari syndrome