Current Status of Liver Transplantation Using Marginal Grafts.
Autor: Badawy, Amr; Kaido, Toshimi; Uemoto, Shinji
Publication year: 2020
Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research
issn:1521-0553 0894-1939
doi: 10.1080/08941939.2018.1517197
Abstract:
The use of marginal liver grafts has become an inevitable option because of the continuous increase in the number of patients awaiting liver transplantation and the severe shortage of suitable donors. Recently, several approaches have been adapted to expand the donor pool and improve the outcome of marginal grafts in both deceased and living donor liver transplantation. Accordingly, this review discusses the various types of marginal grafts in both deceased and living donor liver transplantation, their outcome and the up-to-date innovations or strategies to extend the donor pool and improve the patient and graft survival post-transplant.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 30457408
Tags: Humans; *Liver Transplantation; Living Donors; Tissue Donors; liver transplantation; Graft Survival; extended donor criteria; marginal liver grafts
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30457408/
