Cryptogenic cirrhosis is the leading cause for listing for liver transplantation in Sri Lanka
| Autor: | Rohan C. Siriwardana, C.A.H. Liyanage, H.J. de Silva, Anuradha S Dassanayake, B. Gunathilaka, Suraj Ruwan Wijesuriya, Madunil A. Niriella |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Liver Cirrhosis Male medicine.medical_specialty Cirrhosis Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Liver transplantation Chronic liver disease Gastroenterology Liver Function Tests Risk Factors Internal medicine Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Aged Sri Lanka medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Hepatology Hepatitis B Middle Aged medicine.disease Liver Transplantation Female business Liver function tests |
| Zdroj: | Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. 32(6) |
| ISSN: | 0975-0711 |
| Popis: | Hepatitis B and C are rare in Sri Lanka. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is increasing in the country. Eighty-one patients referred for liver transplantation (LT) over a period of 18 months were prospectively evaluated. Ninety-two percent (n = 74) were males. Cryptogenic cirrhosis was the leading indication for LT (58%, n = 47) followed by alcohol in 27% (n = 33). Hepatitis B and C were not seen in our cases. The liver biochemistry and clinical status of cirrhosis were similar in cryptogenic and alcoholic cirrhotics. Fourteen patients died while waiting for transplant, and nine transplants were performed. Cryptogenic cirrhosis is the leading cause for LT in Sri Lanka. |
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