Emedinews:Tat Tvam Asi:Indications for liver transplantation:

Tat Tvam Asi……..and the Life Continues…..
(Dr. Neelam Mohan, Director, Dept. of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon)

 Chronic Liver disease  = 64

•          Cholestatic liver disease:   51(76%)

•          Biliary atresia                                                                            :   40 (78%)

•          Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis              :  4         

•          Caroli’s disease                                                                        :  2

•          Allagile syndrome                                                                   :  2

•          Sclerosing Cholangitis sec to Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis : 2

•          Choledochal cyst                                                     :  1

•          Metabolic disorders : 3 (4.7%)

•          Wilson’s disease                                                      : 1

•          Tyrosinemia                                                               : 2

•            Hepatitis  :   8 (14%)

•          Autoimmune hepatitis                                                         :6

•          Chronic hepatitis B                                                                 :1

Cryptogenic – 3  (4.7%)