Indications for Liver Transplantation
| Children | Adults |
|---|---|
| Biliary atresia | Primary biliary cirrhosis |
| Neonatal hepatitis | Secondary biliary cirrhosis |
| Congenital hepatic fibrosis | Primary sclerosing cholangitis |
| Alagille syndromea | Autoimmune hepatitis |
| Byler diseaseb | Caroli diseasec |
| α1-Antitrypsin deficiency | Cryptogenic cirrhosis |
| Inherited disorders of metabolism | Chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis |
| Wilson's disease | Hepatic vein thrombosis |
| Tyrosinemia | Fulminant hepatitis |
| Glycogen storage diseases | Alcoholic cirrhosis |
| Lysosomal storage diseases | Chronic viral hepatitis |
| Protoporphyria | Primary hepatocellular malignancies |
| Crigler-Najjar disease type I | Hepatic adenomas |
| Familial hypercholesterolemia | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| Primary hyperoxaluria type I | Familial amyloid polyneuropathy |
| Hemophilia |
aArteriohepatic dysplasia, with paucity of bile ducts, and congenital malformations, including pulmonary stenosis.
bIntrahepatic cholestasis, progressive liver failure, mental and growth retardation.
cMultiple cystic dilatations of the intrahepatic biliary tree.