Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy.
Dig Liver Dis. 2013 Dec;45(12):992-4. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.04.014. Epub 2013 Jun 28.
Liver transplantation has indeed evolved from an experimental procedure in the early 1980s to the most effective treatment for patients with advanced liver cirrhosis and for selected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and fulminant hepatic failure. In this new scenario, the transplant hepatologist plays a crucial clinical role, with essential duties and skills to manage the complexities encountered in waitlisted patients or transplant recipients. The clinical tasks of the transplant hepatologist include the management of patients with end-stage liver disease who are candidates for liver transplantation and/or on the waiting list, as well as the care of transplant recipients, in both the in- and outpatient setting. Starting in 2013, the Italian Association of the Study of the Liver, with the endorsement of the National Transplant Centre, will be offering a formal certification process for transplant hepatologists, implemented in accordance to Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes-European Board of Transplant Medicine procedures. The Special Article outlines the requirements for board certification of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver transplant hepatologist.
肝移植确实已经从 20 世纪 80 年代的一项实验性手术发展成为治疗晚期肝硬化患者以及特定的肝细胞癌和暴发性肝功能衰竭患者的最有效方法。在这种新的情况下，移植肝脏病专家发挥着至关重要的临床作用，需要具备管理候补患者或移植受者所遇到的复杂性的必要职责和技能。移植肝脏病专家的临床任务包括管理适合进行肝移植和/或等待名单上的终末期肝病患者，以及在门诊和住院环境中照顾移植受者。自 2013 年起，意大利肝脏研究协会在国家移植中心的认可下，将根据欧洲医师专业联合会-欧洲移植医学委员会的程序，为移植肝脏病专家提供正式的认证程序。特别文章概述了意大利肝脏研究协会肝移植肝脏病专家的委员会认证要求。
