Volume 31 Number 1

Release Date April 2021

ISSN 1323-5109

TNA National Executive Report

TNA National Executive Report

Christine Ellis

Editorial

Complexities and controversies in transplantation

Elyn Montgomery

Guest editorial

Ethical controversies in organ donation and transplantation

Dominique E Martin

Article

Controversies in liver transplantation: acute alcoholic hepatitis and colorectal cancer liver metastases

Josipa Petric and Savio G Barreto

Liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving operation but, with a limited donor pool, especially in Australia and New Zealand, patient selection for the waitlist remains crucial. The indication for LT should be assessed independent of the aetiology. Whilst there have been challenges in justifying LT for patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis (AH) and unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) owing to previous reports of poor survival rates, the evidence landscape is changing. The aim of this manuscript is to review these specific, and evolving, indications for LT, namely AH and CRLM.

Article

Surgical issues with obesity in renal transplantation

Chris Russell

Article

Xenotransplantation: an amazing new frontier – the ethical debate

Professor Wayne J Hawthorne

Profile

Alison Hodak: Australian Organ and Tissue Authority

Alison Hodak

Diary dates

Diary Dates 2022