VI Consensus Document by the Spanish Liver Transplantation Society

Publication date: Available online 3 July 2018Source: Cirugía Española (English Edition)Author(s): Fernando Pardo, José Antonio Pons, Lluís Castells, Jordi Colmenero, Miguel Ángel Gómez, Laura Lladó, Baltasar Pérez, Martín Prieto, Javier BriceñoAbstractThe goal of the Spanish Liver Transplantation Society (La Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático) is to promote and create consensus documents about current topics in liver transplantation with a multidisciplinary approach. To this end, on October 20, 2016, the 6th Consensus Document Meeting was held, with the participation of experts from the 24 authorized Spanish liver transplantation programs. This Edition discusses the following subjects, whose summary is offered below: (1) limits of simultaneous liver–kidney transplantation; (2) limits of elective liver re-transplantation; and (3) liver transplantation after resection and hepatocellular carcinoma with factors for a poor prognosis. The consensus conclusions for each of these topics are provided below.ResumenLa Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático tiene como objetivo la promoción y elaboración de documentos de consenso sobre temas de actualidad en trasplante hepático de abordaje multidisciplinario. Para ello, el 20 de octubre de 2016 se celebró la vi Reunión de consenso con participación de expertos de los 24 programas de trasplante hepático españoles autorizados. En esta edición se han abordado los siguientes temas, cuyo resumen ofrecemos a co...
Source: Cirugia Espanola - Category: Surgery Source Type: research