Liver transplantation for nontransplant physicians

• Main Author: Amany AbdelMaqsod Sholkamy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2014-01-01
• Series: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Calcineurin inhibitors, liver transplantation, new-onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation, post-transplantation metabolic complications, post-transplant diabetes mellitus
• Online Access: http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2014;volume=26;issue=4;spage=139;epage=144;aulast=Sholkamy

Many of the nontransplant physicians who manage hepatic patients (internists and hepatologists) keep asking about liver transplantation. The purpose of this article is to highlight important topics a nontransplant colleague may require in his practice. There are many topics in this respect; however, three most important topics need to be highlighted; those are; the time of referral to transplantation, the indications and contraindications and the metabolic issues regarding a transplanted patient. Still, there are no clear guidelines for the management of many of the metabolic issues regarding liver transplanted patients. And this why, collaborative efforts of transplant and nontransplant physicians are needed to conduct multicenter, long term randomized controlled trials and proper follow up programs.