It’s a Man’s World: Does Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the Elderly Male Confer an Additional Risk on Survival?
BACKGROUND: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in a well-selected population is a highly successful procedure, with one-year survival rates reported to be as high as 90%. Advanced age is considered to be a contraindication. Survival rates in patients >60 years of age appear to be comparable w...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in a well-selected population is a highly successful procedure, with one-year survival rates reported to be as high as 90%. Advanced age is considered to be a contraindication. Survival rates in patients >60 years of age appear to be comparable with those of younger patients. However, little objective data exist on the outcomes of patients >65 years of age undergoing OLT. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-74eb5cf15c474423819457ad514be1222025-02-03T01:07:29ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002012-01-01261069770010.1155/2012/243507It’s a Man’s World: Does Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the Elderly Male Confer an Additional Risk on Survival?Eoin Slattery0John E Hegarty1P Aiden McCormick2National Liver Transplant Unit, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, IrelandNational Liver Transplant Unit, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, IrelandNational Liver Transplant Unit, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, IrelandBACKGROUND: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in a well-selected population is a highly successful procedure, with one-year survival rates reported to be as high as 90%. Advanced age is considered to be a contraindication. Survival rates in patients >60 years of age appear to be comparable with those of younger patients. However, little objective data exist on the outcomes of patients >65 years of age undergoing OLT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/243507 |
| spellingShingle | Eoin Slattery John E Hegarty P Aiden McCormick It’s a Man’s World: Does Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the Elderly Male Confer an Additional Risk on Survival? Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | It’s a Man’s World: Does Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the Elderly Male Confer an Additional Risk on Survival? |
| title_full | It’s a Man’s World: Does Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the Elderly Male Confer an Additional Risk on Survival? |
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| title_short | It’s a Man’s World: Does Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the Elderly Male Confer an Additional Risk on Survival? |
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