“…The indications for liver transplantation are broadly similar in Europe, North and South America, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and the Far East. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Endemic areas for hepatic infections such as hydatid disease and schistosomiasis rarely have hepatic complications of these infections as the prime indication for liver transplantation, 3 and therefore are not discussed further. Within Europe, over the last 20 years, a steady reduction in the numbers of liver transplants for primary malignant disease is noted with an increase in the numbers of those transplanted for complications of cirrhosis or acute liver failure.…”