Liver splitting and living donor techniques

Liver splitting and living donor techniques.

Split liver transplantation (SLT) and living related transplantation (LRT) have been developed following advancements in liver surgery. In experienced hands they can yield results comparable to full organ liver transplantation. They are today a reality which has to be implemented and used more widely. LRT is the best procedure available and should be the method of choice despite the high succes...

Current techniques for AB0-incompatible living donor liver transplantation

For a long time, it was considered medical malpractice to neglect the blood group system during transplantation. Because there are far more patients waiting for organs than organs available, a variety of attempts have been made to transplant AB0-incompatible (AB0i) grafts. Improvements in AB0i graft survival rates have been achieved with immunosuppression regimens and plasma treatment procedure...

Living donor liver transplantation.

Living donor liver transplantation.

Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is probably the most high-profile of all surgical enterprises. At the same time, it is an amazing act of altruism. It requires hard work of dedicated multidisciplinary medical teams coupled with the courage of the patients and their families. The concept of LDLT is based on the following two factors: (1) the remarkable regenerative capacity of the liver...