Causes of End-Stage Liver Disease in the Bergamo Series

Diagnoses	n	(%)	
Extrahepatic biliary atresia 	60	63	
Secondary cirrhosis(a) 	9	9	
Intrahepatic cholestatic disease(b) 	9	9	
Tumor(c) 	6	6	
Metabolic disease(d) 	4	4	
Chronic rejection(e)	3	3	
Acute hepatic failure 	3	3	
Others(f)	3	3	

(a)	Criptogenetic cirrhosis, Langerhans’ cells histiocytosis, autoimmune hepatitis, HBV-related cirrhosis;
(b)	Alagille syndrome, Byler disease;
(c)	Hepatocarcinoma, hemangiosarcoma, rabdomiosarcoma, hemangioendothelioma;
(d)	Crigler-Najjar disease, perinatal hemocromatosis, type IV glycogenosis, urea cycle defect;
(e)	Patients previously transplanted elsewhere;
(f)	Budd-Chiari syndrome, arterio-hepatic fistula, secondary sclerosing cholangitis.