Right lobe living donor liver transplantation: A review
Right lobe living donor liver transplantation: A review
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右叶活体肝移植:综述
DOI:
10.1002/lt.500060117
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
A. Marcos
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作者:
A. Marcos
The continuing shortage of organs for adult transplant recipients has generated enthusiasm for adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The major concern has been the ability to resect a graft of adequate size without subjecting the donor to undue risk. The right hepatic lobe is generally large enough for adult recipients, but because of the real and perceived risks of right lobe (RL) resection, surgeons have been hesitant to offer this option to their patients. The first series of RL resections that included a significant number of patients was reported in 1999, and the results were encouraging. Only minor complications occurred in donors, and the recipients fared quite well. Enthusiasm for these donor resections is growing, and more centers are beginning to perform them. There is a good deal of global experience with pediatric LDLT but little with adults, and there are unique considerations in this population. This review examines donor selection criteria for adult recipients, highlights technical points critical for good outcome, and examines the early results and complications in both donors and recipients. If the preliminary results continue to be reproduced, RL LDLT could have significant impact on the worsening organ shortage.
影响因子:
9
作者:
Fong, YM;Sun, RL;Blumgart, LH
通讯作者:
Blumgart, LH