Liver transplantation in elderly patients: what do we know at the beginning of 2020?

S Dolnikov, R Adam, D Cherqui, MA Allard - Surgery Today, 2020 - Springer
An aging population has prompted us to evaluate the indications of liver transplantation (LT)
in elderly patients more frequently. In this review, we summarize the short-and long-term …

The role of brain inflammation and abnormal brain oxygen homeostasis in the development of hepatic encephalopathy

ACD Mikkelsen, KL Thomsen, RP Mookerjee… - Metabolic Brain …, 2023 - Springer
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent complication of chronic liver disease (CLD) and
has a complex pathogenesis. Several preclinical and clinical studies have reported the …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes after liver transplantation in Korea: incidence and risk factors from Korean transplantation registry

JM Kim, DG Kim, J Kim, K Lee, KW Lee… - Clinical and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods This study analyzed data from the liver cohort of Korean Organ Transplantation
Registry (KOTRY) who had LT between May 2014 and December 2017. Study measures …

[HTML][HTML] Post-transplant obesity impacts long-term survival after liver transplantation

J van Son, SP Stam, AW Gomes-Neto, MCJ Osté… - Metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Short-term survival after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has improved
over the past decades, but long-term survival remains impaired. The effects of obesity on …

Is portal inflow modulation always necessary for successful utilization of small volume living donor liver grafts?

AS Soin, SK Yadav, SK Saha, A Rastogi… - Liver …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although the well‐accepted lower limit of the graft‐to‐recipient weight ratio (GRWR) for
successful living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) remains 0.80%, many believe grafts with …

Expanding indications of liver transplantation in Spain: consensus statement and recommendations by the Spanish Society of Liver Transplantation

M Rodríguez-Perálvarez, MÁ Gómez-Bravo… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background. The number of patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) in Spain has halved
from 2015 to 2019 due to the reduction of candidates with hepatitis C and the successful …

Adult 10-year survivors after liver transplantation: a single-institution experience over 40 years

Q Lai, G Mennini, S Ginanni Corradini, F Ferri… - Updates in Surgery, 2023 - Springer
Liver transplantation (LT) represents the best cure for several acute and chronic liver
diseases. Several studies reported excellent mid-term survivals after LT. However, lesser …

Propensity score–matched analysis of posttransplant outcomes in living donor liver transplantation for older adult recipients

AR Hakeem, R Fathima, H Padmanaban… - Liver …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of increasing recipient age on morbidity and mortality following living donor liver
transplantation (LDLT) remains controversial. The study aims to analyze the impact of …

Associations of sarcopenia with graft failure and mortality in patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation

JH Sim, HM Kwon, KW Kim, YS Ko, IG Jun… - Liver …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have reported that sarcopenia influences morbidity and mortality in surgical
patients. However, few studies have investigated the associations of sarcopenia with short …

Current approaches in the allocation of liver transplantation

VA Ionescu, CC Diaconu, S Bungau, V Jinga… - Journal of personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, important advances have been made in the field of liver transplantation.
One of the major problems remaining in this area is the small number of donors. Thus …