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2220-3230 (online) |
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Minireviews |
| Article Title |
Overcoming barriers and expanding opportunities in liver transplantation in Mexico
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Jose Alonso Avila-Rojo, Froylan David Martínez-Sánchez, Luis Alejandro Rosales-Rentería, David Aguirre-Villarreal, Alan G Contreras, Rodrigo Cruz-Martinez, Maximiliano Servin-Rojas, Alejandro Ramírez-del Val, Daniel Zamora-Valdés, Pilar Leal-Leyte, Jonathan Aguirre-Valadez, Victor Manuel Paez-Zayas, Aczel I Sánchez-Cedillo, Alejandro Lugo-Baruqui, Joshue David Covarrubias-Esquer, Francisco I García-Juárez, Isaac Ruiz and Ignacio García-Juárez |
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| Corresponding Author |
Ignacio García-Juárez, MD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Avenue Vasco de Quiroga 15, Belisario Domínguez Secc 16, Mexico City 14080, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. drinter77@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Liver transplantation; Organ donation; Mexico; Hepatitis C virus; Perfusion; Health systems; Health services accessibility |
| Core Tip |
Liver transplantation in Mexico remains disproportionately concentrated in a few urban centers and significantly lags behind regional benchmarks. This mini-review highlights the historical development of the transplant system, ongoing challenges such as low donor rates and fragmented healthcare structures, and opportunities for innovation through donation after circulatory death protocols, hepatitis C virus-positive graft utilization, and machine perfusion strategies. Implementing national reforms could bridge the gap between transplant capacity and patient need. |
| Publish Date |
2025-11-19 05:58 |
| Citation |
<p>Avila-Rojo JA, Martínez-Sánchez FD, Rosales-Rentería LA, Aguirre-Villarreal D, Contreras AG, Cruz-Martinez R, Servin-Rojas M, Ramírez-del Val A, Zamora-Valdés D, Leal-Leyte P, Aguirre-Valadez J, Paez-Zayas VM, Sánchez-Cedillo AI, Lugo-Baruqui A, Covarrubias-Esquer JD, García-Juárez FI, Ruiz I, García-Juárez I. Overcoming barriers and expanding opportunities in liver transplantation in Mexico. <i>World J Transplant</i> 2025; 15(4): 110496</p> |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v15/i4/110496.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.110496 |
