OLT

Medical abbreviation · Gastroenterology

OLT
Stands forOrthotopic liver transplantation
CategoriesMedical

OLT stands for Orthotopic liver transplantation, a gastroenterology abbreviation.

Replacement of a diseased liver with a donor liver placed in its normal anatomic position, the definitive treatment for end-stage liver disease, acute liver failure and selected liver cancers. Grafts come from deceased donors or, as a partial graft, from living donors.

Example: Status post OLT 2019 for MASH cirrhosis; on tacrolimus, trough goal 5–8 ng/mL.

Usage notes

"Orthotopic" means the new organ goes where the old one was, unlike a kidney transplant, which is placed in the pelvis. Thomas Starzl performed the first human liver transplant in 1963 and the first long-term success in 1967. Five-year patient survival now exceeds about 75 percent. Many notes simply write LT or LTx.

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