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. 2005 Nov 21;11(43):6787–6791. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6787

Table 2.

Etiologies of liver diseases leading to OLT

Etiology Cases (n)
Chronic hepatitis B 37
Primary sclerosing cholangitis 36
Chronic hepatitis C 33
Chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma 24
Primary biliary cirrhosis 18
Cryptogenic liver disease 18
Cystic liver degeneration 12
Autoimmune hepatitis 12
Budd-Chiari syndrome 12
Alcoholic cirrhosis 10
Primary hepatocellular carcinoma 8
Wilson’s disease 8
Others1 32
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Includes: Oxalosis n = 1 (0.4%), acute hepatitis A, n = 1 (0.4%), CMV infection, n = 1 (0.4%), veno occlusive disease, n = 1 (0.4%), Halothane induced hepatic failure, n = 1 (0.4%), cystic fibrosis, n = 1 (0.4%), tyrosinemia, n = 1 (0.4%), amyloidosis, n = 2 (0.8%), hemochromatosis, n = 2 (0.8%), toxic liver failure, n = 2 (0.8%), secondary sclerosing cholangitis, n = 3 (1.2%), alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, n = 3 (1.2%), Caroli’s syndrome, n = 3 (1.2%), adenomatosis of the liver, n = 3 (1.2%), carcinoid disease, n = 3 (1.2%), biliary atresia, n = 4 (1.5%).