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01-09-2018 | Editorial
Liver transplantation: Japanese contributions
Published in: Journal of Gastroenterology | Issue 9/2018
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We present an overview of liver transplantation, focusing on contributions that Japanese surgeons have made toward its development and progress, especially improvements in living-donor liver transplantation. Overall timelines of progress made in liver transplantation in Japan are shown in Table 1.
Table 1
Progress in liver transplantation in Japan
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1964
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Japan’s first heterotopic cadaveric liver transplantation (Chiba University)
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1965
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Founding of the Japan Society for Transplantation (1st Japan Transplant Society meeting)
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1968
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Japan’s first orthotopic cadaveric liver transplantation from a donor after cardiac death (Chiba University)
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1980
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Establishment of Liver Transplantation Advisory Council
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1982
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Establishment of Japanese Liver Transplantation Society
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1986
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Publication of Guidelines for Liver Transplantation (Japanese Liver Transplantation Society)
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1989
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Japan’s first living-donor liver transplantation (pediatric, Shimane Medical University)
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1993
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The world’s first adult-to-adult living-donor liver transplantation (Shinshu University)
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1994
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The world’s first living-donor liver transplantation using a right lobe graft (Kyoto University)
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1995
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Japan’s first auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation (APOLT) (Kyoto University)
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1997
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Organ transplant law issued, Japan Organ Transplant Network established
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1999
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The first cadaveric liver transplantation after enforcement of the organ transplant law (Shinshu University)
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1999
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Japan’s first domino liver transplantation (Kyoto University)
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2001
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Japan’s first dual liver transplantation (Kyoto University)
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2003
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Guidelines for living liver donor surgery (Japanese Liver Transplantation Society) issued
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2004
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Health insurance for living-donor liver transplantation expanded
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2010
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Organ transplant law revised, liver transplantation from donors after brain death totaling 100 cases
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2013
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Liver transplantation from donors after brain death totaling 200 cases
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2014
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50th annual meeting of the Japan Transplant Society
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