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In Japan, cadaveric donor liver transplantation is not common even though cadaveric organ transplantation was legally established in 1998. In contrast, the number of living donor liver transplantations is increasing, with more than 1700 cases at 43 Japanese institutes by November 2001. Indications for and have become living donor liver transplantation are widening in Japan similar to those for cadaveric donor liver transplantation in the United States and Europe. At the same time, split liver transplantation from cadaveric donors shares some technical aspects with living donor liver transplantation. Remarkable progress has been reported recently, and thus it was an auspicious time to hold a symposium on "Current issues in liver/small bowel transplantation" in Japan. We were honored to hold a very fruitful symposium sponsored by the Keio University Medical Science Fund and to bring together top-rank transplant surgeons from Japan and other countries. It was a productive and rewarding time for all participants. We were able to share our experience through excellent presentations followed by active discussions and insightful com­ ments. At the symposium, we focused on current issues in liver transplanta­ tion such as widening indications for viral hepatitis and malignant tumors. We also discussed technical aspects and physiological problems in split/iiving donor liver transplant, novel strategies in immunosuppression, and the current status and future prospects in small bowel transplantation. This book contains the papers from all the distinguished guest speakers, focusing on the topics discussed at the symposium.

Liver Transplantation --- Living Donors. --- Hepatitis, Viral, Human --- Liver Neoplasms --- Immunosuppression --- Intestine, Small --- -Liver --- -Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc --- Medical transplantation --- Organ transplantation --- Organ transplants --- Organs (Anatomy) --- Surgical transplantation --- Tissue transplantation --- Tissues --- Transplants, Organ --- Surgery --- Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. --- Abdomen --- Biliary tract --- Small intestine --- Intestines --- Donors, Living --- Donor, Living --- Living Donor --- Transplantation --- methods. --- surgery. --- Liver --- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. --- Liver neoplasms --- Living Donors --- methods --- surgery --- transplantation --- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc --- Methods --- Surgical transplantation. --- Transplant Surgery. --- Transplant surgery --- Transplantation surgery --- Anti-Rejection Therapy --- Therapy, Anti-Rejection --- Therapy, Antirejection --- Antirejection Therapy --- Immunosuppressive Therapy --- Anti Rejection Therapy --- Anti-Rejection Therapies --- Antirejection Therapies --- Immunosuppression Therapies --- Immunosuppressions --- Immunosuppressive Therapies --- Therapies, Immunosuppression --- Therapies, Immunosuppressive --- Therapy, Immunosuppression --- Therapy, Immunosuppressive --- Immune Tolerance --- Transplantation Immunology