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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2025; 15(4): 111427
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.111427
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.111427
Geographical disparities for liver transplantation access in Mexico
Pilar Leal-Leyte, Department of Organ Transplantation, Navy Medical Center, Mexico City 04470, Mexico
Natalia Rodriguez-Payan, Maria P Cote, Leigh-Anne Dageforde, Department of Transplant Surgery, Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Lorena Noriega-Salas, Departamento de Trasplantes, Hospital De Especialidades "Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret", Mexico City 02990, Mexico
Alejandro Lugo-Baruqui, Department of Transplant, Hospital Ángeles del Carmen, Guadalajara 44670, Jalisco, Mexico
Daniel Zamora-Valdés, Department of Hepatobiliary Sciences and Organ Transplantation, King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh, Riyadh 14611, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Leal-Leyte P and Zamora-Valdés D contributed to the design and implementation of the research; Zamora-Valdés D analyzed the data; Leal-Leyte P, Rodriguez-Payan N, Cote MP, Noriega-Salas L, Lugo-Baruqui A, Dageforde LA and Zamora-Valdés D, wrote the manuscript; Dageforde LA and Zamora-Valdés D supervised the study.
Institutional review board statement: All information contained in this study was de-identified and publicly available. The study was approved by our local committee (MGH).
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Corresponding author: Daniel Zamora-Valdés, MD, MSc, FACS, Department of Hepatobiliary Sciences and Organ Transplantation, King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh, 6817, 2878, Ar Rimayah Kasch, Riyadh 14611, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. valdesda1@mngha.med.sa
Received: July 1, 2025
Revised: July 25, 2025
Accepted: September 2, 2025
Published online: December 18, 2025
Processing time: 143 Days and 6 Hours
Revised: July 25, 2025
Accepted: September 2, 2025
Published online: December 18, 2025
Processing time: 143 Days and 6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Geographic disparities substantially affect liver transplantation (LT) access in Mexico. The population living near Transplant Centers has a 3.2-fold higher access to the waiting list and a 3.8-fold higher likelihood of LT.