Update on Liver Transplants in Lebanon

Conclusions—
Although our numbers are small, the 10-year survival rate is comparable to reported rates for other series around the world. Deceased organ donations must be encouraged so that we can perform more transplants. As a source of organs, living related liver transplant is important; however, it cannot replace deceased donation.

Source: Progress in Transplantation - August 31, 2015 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Faraj, W., Haydar, A., Nounou, G. E., Naaj, A. A. E., Khoury, G., Jabbour, S., Khalife, M. Tags: International Issues in Transplantation Source Type: research