Adult-to-adult transplantation of the right hepatic lobe from a living donor
JF Trotter, M Wachs, GT Everson… - New England Journal of …, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
JF Trotter, M Wachs, GT Everson, I Kam
New England Journal of Medicine, 2002•Mass Medical SocThe number of patients needing liver transplantation greatly exceeds the number of organs
that can be obtained from cadavers. Living-donor liver transplantation has therefore
received increasing attention. A total of 509 such procedures were performed in 2001. The
procedure involves the transplantation of the right hepatic lobe of the donor into the recipient
after the removal of the entire diseased liver. In coming years, the role of this procedure will
be determined by weighing the risk to donors against the improvement in outcome for …
that can be obtained from cadavers. Living-donor liver transplantation has therefore
received increasing attention. A total of 509 such procedures were performed in 2001. The
procedure involves the transplantation of the right hepatic lobe of the donor into the recipient
after the removal of the entire diseased liver. In coming years, the role of this procedure will
be determined by weighing the risk to donors against the improvement in outcome for …
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 received increasing attention. A total of 509 such procedures were performed in 2001. The procedure involves the transplantation of the right hepatic lobe of the donor into the recipient after the removal of the entire diseased liver. In coming years, the role of this procedure will be determined by weighing the risk to donors against the improvement in outcome for recipients.
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