Because of organ shortage and a constant imbalance between available organs and
candidates for liver transplantation, expanded criteria donors are needed. Experience …

Over the years, an improving liver transplant (LT) survival rate (1-and 5-year survival of 83%
and 75%, respectively) has been instrumental in establishing transplant surgery as a …

The first human orthotopic liver transplantation (LT) in Europe was performed by Sir Roy
Calne in Cambridge in 1968 [1], only one year after the first successful human liver …

Background & Aims Split liver transplant (ation)(SLT) is still considered a challenging
procedure that is by no means widely accepted. We aimed to present data on 25-year trends …

BACKGROUND: Data on longterm outcomes after liver transplantation with partial grafts are
limited. We compared 10-year outcomes for liver transplant patients who received whole …

Objective: The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the role of split liver transplantation
(SLT) in a combined pediatric and adult liver transplant center. The secondary aim is to …

BACKGROUND: Split liver transplantation is an excellent option for expansion of the donor
organ pool. However, reports of increased morbidity in split liver recipients may limit use of …

This mini‐review on European experiences with tackling the problem of organ shortage for
transplantation was based on a literature review of predominantly European publications …

Growing experience with the liver splitting technique and favorable results equivalent to
those of whole liver transplant have led to wider application of split liver transplantation …

Background Split liver transplantation addresses donor shortages by facilitating the
transplant of two recipients using one donor liver. Some still consider these grafts inferior …