Table 2 Indications for liver transplantation
From: Molecular detection of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in liver biopsies after liver transplantation
Indication for liver transplantation | Number of patients |
|---|---|
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection | 54 |
Chronic HCV infection and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) | 19 |
Chronic HCV infection and alcohol | 4 |
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection | 16 |
Fulminant HBV infection | 1 |
Chronic HBV infection and HCC | 2 |
Alcohol | 28 |
Alcohol and HCC | 4 |
Acute/subacute liver failure (not otherwise specified) | 15 |
HCC | 32 |
Cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC) | 3 |
Transplant failure | 4 |
Wilson disease | 8 |
α1-Antitrypsin deficiency | 1 |
Hemochromatosis | 2 |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) | 11 |
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) | 2 |
PBC and HCC | 2 |
Autoimmune hepatitis | 5 |
Cystic fibrosis | 1 |
Amyloidosis | 1 |
Cryptogenic cirrhosis | 12 |
Others | 55 |
Sum | 282 |
