Review of Sarcopenia and Testosterone Deficiency With Chronic Liver Disease and Postoperative Liver Transplant Utility of Short-Term Testosterone Replacement Therapy.

Testosterone deficiency after liver transplant exists with functional sarcopenia. Two- thirds of such recipients have low skeletal muscle index and/or have low skeletal muscle density. Short- term testosterone replacement therapy with in-bed active exercise provides 5-year patient and graft survival of 87.5%.