TY - JOUR T1 - Living related liver transplantation: medical and social aspects of a controversial therapy JF - Gut JO - Gut SP - 143 LP - 145 DO - 10.1136/gut.50.2.143 VL - 50 IS - 2 AU - C E Broelsch AU - G Testa AU - A Alexandrou AU - M Malagó Y1 - 2002/02/01 UR - http://gut.bmj.com/content/50/2/143.1.abstract N2 - There are more than 15 000 patients waiting for a liver transplant in the USA, with an average waiting time of 468 days and a mortality rate as high as 15–20%. Until artificial organs or xenotransplantation becomes a reality, living donor liver transplantation remains the best option for patients with end stage liver disease. ER -