The growing disparity between the number of liver transplant candidates and the supply of
deceased donor organs has motivated the development of living donor liver transplantation …

The first human liver transplant operation was performed by Thomas Starzl in 1963. The next
two decades were marked by difficulties with donor organ quality, recipient selection …

Background. Although living donor liver transplantation for small pediatric patients is
increasingly accepted, its expansion to older/larger patients is still in question because of …

Hypothesis Right lobe donation was advocated for adult-to-adult live donor liver
transplantation but the safety of the donor is still a major concern. We hypothesize that right …

METHODS Patients Subjects included 13 patients who underwent donor right hepatectomy
(n 4) or liver resection for hepatobiliary malignancy requiring IOC to divide the hilar bile …

The number of patients needing liver transplantation greatly exceeds the number of organs
that can be obtained from cadavers. Living-donor liver transplantation has therefore …

Abstract Key Points 1. Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is currently performed at
about 30 centers in the United States. 2. Careful and critical evaluation of donor and …

A multicenter survey was conducted regarding the safety and outcome of living liver donors
in Asia. Five Asian liver transplant centers reported a total of 1,508 living donor liver …

Background. Although living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been accepted for adult
populations, the occurrence and pathogenesis of small-for-size syndrome remain highly …

OBJECTIVE. This study was performed to document the impact of multidetector multiphase
CT in facilitating patient selection and surgical planning in potential donors being evaluated …