Review Article
Indications and Contraindications for Liver Transplantation
Table 6
Contraindications to liver transplantation.
| Absolute contraindications | Severe cardiopulmonary disease | Extrahepatic malignancy (oncologic criteria for cure not met) | Active alcohol/substance abuse | Acute alcoholic hepatitis | Active infection/uncontrolled sepsis | Lack of psychosocial support/inability to comply with medical | treatment | Brain death | Relative contraindications | Advanced age | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome | Cholangiocarcinoma | Diffuse portal vein thrombosis |
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