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Gastroenterology Medicine & Research

Liver Transplantation in Egypt

  • Open or Close Mai I Mehrez*

    National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Egypt

    *Corresponding author: Mai I Mehrez, Fellow of Hepatology, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Egypt

Submission: July 31, 2017; Published: November 13, 2017

DOI: 10.31031/GMR.2017.01.000503

ISSN 2637-7632
Volume1 Issue1

Abstract

Liver transplantation is the best solution for patients suffering from end stage liver disease. The magnitude of liver disease in Egypt in remarkable due to HCV infection. The pool of donors does not cover the increasing need for this modality. Deceased program although it has been approved legally since 2010 but still not activated and the detailed regulations are not yet established due to resistance of some groups as religious and human rights. In this review, we show the progress of liver transplantation in Egypt since its start in 1991 and aiming to start the deceased program soon.

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