The unusual regenerative properties of the liver are a logical adaptation by organisms, as
the liver is the main detoxifying organ of the body and is likely to be injured by ingested …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy in the world,
responsible for 500,000 deaths globally every year. Although HCC is a slow-growing tumor …

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been controversial since its inception. Begun
in response to deceased donor organ shortage and waiting list mortality, LDLT was initiated …

Objective: To present an institutional experience with the use of right liver grafts in adult
patients and to assess the practicability and efficacy of this procedure by analyzing the …

Background & Aims There are few long-term studies of the health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) in living liver donors. This study aimed to characterize donor HRQOL in the Adult …

Our objective was to study the kinetics of recovery of the liver volume and liver function after
right hepatectomy (RH) for living donation, comparing conventional and quantitative liver …

Adequate selection of donors is a major prerequisite for living donor liver transplantation
(LDLT). Few centers report on the entire number of potential donors considered or rejected …

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) decreases the shortage of liver grafts for patients in
need of a liver transplant, but it involves 2 patients: a recipient and a living donor. Despite …

We report the results of a prospective, longitudinal quality of life survey on our adult right
lobe (RL) liver donors. A total of 47 donors were enrolled; a standard SF‐36 form and 43 …

Although single-center and cross-sectional studies have suggested a modest impact of liver
donation on donor psychological well-being, few studies have assessed these outcomes …