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Indications for Liver Transplantation in 140 Adults, 3/1/80 – 7/1/84
| Indication | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Acute hepatic necrosis | 3 | 2.1 |
| Budd-Chiari syndrome | 5 | 3.6 |
| Cirrhosis | 46 | 32.9 |
| Inborn errors of metabolism | 11 | 7.9 |
| Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency | 6 | 4.3 |
| Wilson’s disease | 3 | 2.1 |
| Tyrosinemia | 1 | 0.7 |
| Primary biliary cirrhosis | 36 | 25.7 |
| Primary hepatic tumors | 13 | 9.3 |
| Secondary biliary cirrhosis | 5 | 3.6 |
| Sclerosing cholangitis | 19 | 13.6 |
| Other | 2 | 1.4 |
