The continuing shortage of organs for adult transplant recipients has generated enthusiasm
for adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The major concern has been the …

3. Three donors, 2 in pediatric LDLT and 1 in adult LDLT, have died. Estimated mortality is
0.13% for pediatric donation and 0.2% for adult donation. 4. Postoperative cholestasis …

Despite refinements in surgical techniques for liver transplantation, liver size disparity
remains one of the most common problems in pediatric patients. Optimal liver graft size …

Background Because cadaveric organ donors are in short supply, living donors are
increasingly being used in transplantations. We have developed a safe and reproducible …

Hypothesis Hepatic parenchymal transection is a technical priority in liver surgery. The use
of an ultrasonic dissector for hepatectomy may result in less blood loss than conventional …

Objective To evaluate the outcome of living related liver transplantation (LRLT) in adult
patients and to assess graft size disparity and graft regeneration. Summary Background …

Abstract The Japanese Liver Transplantation Society (JLTS) was established in 1980 in
order to characterize and follow trends in patient characteristics and graft survival among all …

BACKGROUND: The problems associated with small-for-size grafts in living-related liver
transplantation are not fully understood. STUDY DESIGN: A consecutive series of 79 …

Segmental liver volume determination by computed tomographic scan was carried out
preoperatively in nine donors for living related liver transplantation. The calculated volume …

Reduced-size liver grafts from related donors may not be of an optimal size for adequate
function in the recipient. Therefore, liver-graft regeneration is clinically important. We …