Background: Although there is a worldwide need to expand the pool of available liver grafts,
cadaveric livers with severe steatosis (> 60%) are discarded for orthotopic liver …

The influence of steatosis on the outcome of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) was
evaluated in 860 liver transplantations carried out in 784 patients from October 1990 to …

Steatosis or fatty change is a common finding in donor liver biopsies during liver
transplantation, and seems to be more frequent than in the general population. Fat can be …

Background Macrovesicular steatosis is assumed to be an important risk factor for early
allograft dysfunction (EAD) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Aim To evaluate the …

Aim. The effect of fatty liver on graft survival, especially with reference to macrovesicular and
microvesicular steatosis, is still uncertain. This preliminarily study was designed to create a …

TE TERM fatty liver identifies a liver in which lipid, mainly triglyceride, accounts for more than
5% of the wet weight of the liver (1). The finding of a fatty liver is a frequent event, with a …

Background. The use of steatotic livers is associated with increased primary nonfunction in
liver transplantation. To reduce the risk of liver injury, we applied a short-term combination …

Steatosis of the donor liver is known to impact on patient and allograft outcome after
orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of …

Fatty change in donor livers is a risk factor for poor function after orthotopic liver
transplantation. Various prevalences of steatosis have been reported in time 0 biopsies. The …

Background Hepatic steatosis is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease in the
general population. Whether recurrent or de novo, it can occur in the allograft, but the impact …