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World J Transplant. Dec 24, 2017; 7(6): 317-323
Published online Dec 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i6.317
Hepatocyte transplantation: Consider infusion before incision
Ryan D Heath, Furkan Ertem, Bhupinder S Romana, Jamal A Ibdah, Veysel Tahan
Ryan D Heath, Bhupinder S Romana, Jamal A Ibdah, Veysel Tahan, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, United States
Furkan Ertem, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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Correspondence to: Veysel Tahan, MD, FACP, FACG, FESBGH, Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, United States. tahanv@health.missouri.edu
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Received: October 28, 2017
Peer-review started: October 29, 2017
First decision: November 20, 2017
Revised: November 27, 2017
Accepted: December 5, 2017
Article in press: December 6, 2017
Published online: December 24, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Further human studies involving humans are needed, however, the current collectively suggest progress in terms of improved effectiveness of human hepatocyte transplantation (HTx). With improvements in optimizing delivery technique and assessing proper recipients of livers, monitoring graft function, as well as recognizing and treating graft rejection, HTx may be able to be used more widely in metabolic liver disease and potentially delay necessity of orthotopic liver transplantation.