Table 2. Most common main diagnoses (ICD) in new registrants registered for liver transplantation in 2011^*.

Indications for liver transplantation	n
Alcoholic liver disease (K70)	502
Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver (K74)	422
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)	353
Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified (K72)	153
Congenital malformations of gallbladder, bile ducts and liver (Q44)	113
Other diseases of biliary tract (K83)	104
Other metabolic disorders (E88)	32
Other diseases of liver (K76)	32
Disorders of mineral metabolism (E83)	27
Other venous embolism and thrombosis (I82)	14
Total	1752

^*In total, 18 main diagnoses among 1792 cases; source: German Organ Transplantation Foundation (DSO) 2011, www.dso.de (1)