Comparison of Wait‐List Mortality Between Cholangiocarcinoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liver Transplant Candidates

Ioannis A. Ziogas, Laura A. Hickman, Lea K. Matsuoka, Manhal Izzy, Martin I. Montenovo, Scott A. Rega, Irene D. Feurer, Sophoclis P. Alexopoulos – 31 May 2020 – Despite the divergent disease biology of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), wait‐list prioritization is identical for both diagnoses. We compared wait‐list and posttransplant outcomes between CCA and HCC liver transplantation patients with Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease exceptions using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data.

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