Contraindication of liver transplant?: (A) Acute fulminant hepatic failure, (B) Metabolic Disease, (C) Metastasis, (D) Primary liver malignancy
Answer is C. Ans. (c) MetastasisRef: Sabiston 19th edition, Page 657* Contraindications for Liver transplant:# Metastatic liver disease# Poor cardio-pulmonary reserve# Systemic infections (HIV is not a contraindication now)# Porto pulmonary hypertension with pulmonary artery pressure >50mmHg # Hepatopulmonary syndrome when PaO2 does not show improvement with 100% oxygen.