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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 |
