Living donor liver transplants (LDLTs) have provided many patients with a lifesaving option. Yet this option remains a significant undertaking, with potentially serious consequences for both the donor and the recipient. The donor is obviously the individual with the most to lose. The exact risks...
South Korean doctors at Severance Hospital have successfully performed a living-donor liver transplant on a patient whose hepatic portal vein was blocked by a blood clot, the hospital said on Thursday. It is the world's first successful living-donor liver transplant after clot removal, it said. ...
Adult liver transplants from a living donor are a valid and effective alternative as a treatment in terminal liver disease. However, in the context of a donation from a brain dead donor, as in western countries (Spain), it is very high, and there are still controversial aspects that should...
OBJECTIVE: To review the results of 137 living donor pediatric liver transplants performed at Riyadh Military Hospital (RMH). METHODS: Retrospective analysis of the in- and out-patient case notes was carried out. Data were collected regarding age, gender, nationality, diagnosis, type of procedure...
ULAN BATOR, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Surgeons at the National Cancer Center of Mongolia successfully performed the nation's first liver transplant from a living donor on Sunday. A team of 42 surgeons transplanted a section of liver from a 20-year old man into his 42-year old uncle. The surg...
"Living-donor liver transplant should be considered the first and best option for most patients with liver disease," Humar said. "It is not only an option for those on the waiting list but could perhaps offset the fact that not everyone who may benefit from transplant qualifies to receive a...
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been increasingly embraced around the world as an important strategy to address the shortage of deceased donor livers. The aim of this guideline, approved by the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS), is to provide a collection of expert ...
Living-donor recipients have shorter hospital stays after surgery than deceased-donor recipients. You’re also less likely to need ablood transfusionordialysis. Con: Recovery still takes time. Liver transplant is a major surgery, for both the donor and the recipient. You’ll both need to stay ...
In pediatric living-donor liver transplantation requiring an adult donor, "ingenuity" in terms of hardware and software is required in pediatric facilities. Most pediatric liver transplants in Japan are currently performed at university hospitals, and only three pediatric hospitals in Japan, including ...
Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (ALDLT) is being adopted widely in the USA and mainland Europe, fueled by the increasing waiting lists for cadaver organs. The present report describes the first UK experience with the procedure in patients from overseas who have the lowest priorit...