BACKGROUND: Although there is a worldwide need to expand the donor pool, many
cadaveric marginal livers are usually discarded for transplantation. Herein, we report the …

Introduction Orthotopic liver transplantation has become a routinely applied therapy for an
expanding group of patients with end-stage liver disease. Shortage of organs has led …

Objective: Marginal livers (ML) have been used to expand the donor pool. National
utilization of MLs is variable, and in some centers, they are never used. We examined the …

Marginal liver donor criteria included the following: obesity (weight> 100 Kg or BMI> 27),
age> 50 years; macrovesicular steatosis> 50%; intensive care unit stay> 4 days; prolonged …

Background The effectiveness and safety of marginal donor livers remain controversial. This
study aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy of marginal donor livers in patients with liver …

Liver transplantation as a therapeutic method for the treatment of end-stage liver disease is
beclouded by a scarcity of organs. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the …

The use of marginal liver grafts has become an inevitable option because of the continuous
increase in the number of patients awaiting liver transplantation and the severe shortage of …

Objective: To evaluate the outcome of marginal liver grafts based on the Eurotransplant
extended donor criteria (ECD) criteria. Summary Background Data: Eurotransplant uses a …

The aim of this study is to assess the effect of accumulation of marginal liver graft criteria on
the immediate outcome of liver transplantation (LT). The last 325 consecutive LT performed …

The shortage of organs has led centers to expand their criteria for the acceptance of
marginal donors. The combination of multiple marginal factors seems to be additive on graft …