Abstract
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has arisen as a viable means to reduce waitlist mortality. However, its widespread embrace by the liver transplant community has been met with frustration, centered on donor morbidity and small-for-size syndrome. Focusing on the latter entity, we describe the initial recognition of this early graft dysfunction, the theorized pathophysiology and solutions to remedy its emergence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 43-52 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Current Transplantation Reports |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Early graft dysfunction
- Liver
- Living donor
- Portal hypertension
- Small-for-size syndrome
- Transplantation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Transplantation
- Surgery
- Hepatology
- Nephrology
- Immunology