https://www.indianpediatrics.net/nov2017/911.

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need in India is around 3000 precedures/year.

However, currently less than 150 pediatric liver
transplants are being performed in India annually

the reasons for this wide gap include delayed diagnosis

and referral, concerns regarding its long-term success,
and the financial burden on the family

pediatric LT remains a niche

area with just around five centers performing more than
20 procedures every year