Table 1.

Reasons for applications for exception points

Reason for application for exception points
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Recurrent bacterial cholangitis
Refractory ascites
Hepatic encephalopathy
Recurrent variceal bleed (esophageal and/or gastric)
Pruritus
Other liver tumors†
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Refractory hepatic hydrothorax
Other‡
Portal vein or superior mesenteric vein thrombosis
Other gastrointestinal bleeding, not due to varices
Portopulmonary hypertension or hepatopulmonary syndrome
Symptomatic Polycystic liver disease

^†Cholangiocarcinoma, hepatic adenoma, VIPoma, sarcoma, hemangioendothelioma, angiosarcoma, hemangioma, dysplasia w/o HCC, ductal cell atypia

^‡Advanced age, TIPS infection, lower extremity edema, patientneedingporto-caval hemitransposition, other technically challenging transplant, recurrent cholecystitis, chronic abdominal pain (not due to polycystic liver disease), patient needing or with history of coronary artery bypass surgery, biliary strictures (native liver), patient with history of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, failure to thrive, recurrent pancreatitis, patient needingback surgery, systemic amyloidosis