Managing Access to Liver Transplantation: Implications for Gastroenterology Practice  Roberts Brown, Jean C. Emond  Gastroenterology  Volume 132, Issue 3, Pages 1152-1163 (March 2007) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.054 Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Transplant benefit, defined as the likelihood of mortality at 1-year with transplantation compared with remaining on the waiting list, shows no survival benefit, ie, hazard ratio >1 for MELD <15 and progressively increasing benefit as MELD rises. Reprinted from Menon et al.16 Gastroenterology 2007 132, 1152-1163DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.054) Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Survival benefit of pursuing living donation. Patients with potential living donors are more likely to survive compared with those with no potential donors, regardless of whether they undergo living donation. Reprinted from Russo et al.33 Gastroenterology 2007 132, 1152-1163DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.054) Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Number of living donor liver transplant procedures performed per year since 1998. Gastroenterology 2007 132, 1152-1163DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.054) Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Treatment algorithm for HCC confined to the liver. Gastroenterology 2007 132, 1152-1163DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.054) Copyright © 2007 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions