Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Long-Term Follow-Up Issues

This study offers an overview of the long-term surgical complications, the consequences of immunosuppression (such as posttransplant diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and renal dysfunction), and the infection and malignancy risks. Finally, because quality of life is now an inclusive measurement of patient satisfaction, guidance on how to facilitate the transition to adulthood, empowering transplant recipients, is also provided.PMID:35570596 | DOI:10.6002/ect.PediatricSymp2022.L16

Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - May 16, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Maria Irene Bellini Augusto Lauro Vito D'Andrea Ignazio R Marino Source Type: research