[Liver transplantation--from experiment to routine care. Experiences from the first 500 liver transplantations in...

During a fifteen-year period, 500 liver transplantations have been performed at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Göteborg. The results have improved, and factors influencing outcome are discussed. A one-year survival rate over 90% and a 5-year survival rate close to 80% can now be expected for most indications. Long-term complications as well as special problems occurring in different groups of recipients are discussed. New indications for liver transplantation such as liver metastasis of endocrine tumors are described. This article also describes our experience of in situ splitting and living-related liver transplantation as well as other innovations such as cavoportal hemitransposition and multivisceral transplantation.