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Indications
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A liver transplant may be recommended for: - liver damage due to alcoholism (Alcoholic cirrhosis )
- primary biliary cirrhosis)
- long-term (chronic) active infection (hepatitis)
- liver (hepatic) vein clot (thrombosis)
- birth defects of the liver or bile ducts (biliary atresia)
- metabolic disorders associated with liver failure (e.g., Wilson's disease)
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