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Indications and results of right-lobe living donor liver transplantation
The shortage of deceased liver donor organs over the years has always posed the need to expand the donor pool. A viable alternative to deceased...
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Current Status of Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Impact, Advantages, and Challenges
Purpose of this ReviewThis review provides an overview of the current status of Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT). It discusses the impact of LDLT...
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Outcomes of 6000 living donor liver transplantation procedures: a pioneering experience at ASAN Medical Center
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has emerged as a favorable alternative to deceased donor liver transplantation, significantly reducing...
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Feasibility and outcomes of living-donor liver transplantation utilizing the right hemi-liver graft with portal vein anatomical variations
PurposePortal vein (PV) reconstruction is a key factor for successful living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Anatomical variations of right PV...
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Long-term outcomes following ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation for acute liver failure: a single-center experience of over 20 years
PurposeAcute liver failure is a life-threatening condition for which ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation (ABOi-LDLT) is sometimes the...
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Feasible living donor liver transplantation for patients on chronic hemodialysis: a multicenter study in East Asian countries
PurposesEnd-stage liver and kidney disease is an indication for simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation. However, in countries where deceased...
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Technique of Hepatic Artery Anastomosis in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Review of Its Results in Over 1200 Adult and Pediatric Transplants
BackgroundFailure to achieve a good arterial inflow to the graft in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has disastrous consequences to the...
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Contribution of Salvaged Blood Red Blood Cell Transfusion During Living Donor Liver Transplantation
BackgroundTransfusion of allogeneic blood products can have adverse effects and profoundly influence postoperative liver transplantation outcomes,...
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A novel approach of intraoperative cholangiography in laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy in living donor liver transplantation
BackgroundAccurate division of bile duct during laparoscopic donor hepatectomy in living donor liver transplantation is essential. We here present a...
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Retro-pancreatic pull-through reconstruction of the hypoplastic portal vein using the autologous mesosystemic shunt vessel in adult living donor liver transplantation: a case report
BackgroundIn liver transplant patients with hypoplastic portal vein (PV), when the narrowed segment is extended too deep into the dorsal side of the...
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Occult bacteremia in living donor liver transplantation: a prospective observational study of recipients and donors
PurposeTo investigate the incidence and clinical impact of occult bacteremia in liver transplantation (LT).
MethodsThis prospective observational...
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Recipient blood group does not affect hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after living donor liver transplantation in Korea
PurposeThis study assessed whether or not the ABO blood type affects the incidence of HCC recurrence after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).
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Thrombectomized autologous portal Y-graft inflow construction can be an option in living-donor liver transplantation: a case report
BackgroundIn living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), portal Y-graft interposition using the recipient’s portal vein (PV) bifurcation has been used...
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Mental health in children with living donor liver transplantation: a propensity score-matched analysis
BackgroundThis study explored mental health of pediatric patients with living donor liver transplantation.
MethodsA total of 741 children who...
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The advantages of duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction in pediatric living donor liver transplantation
Background/PurposeWhether Roux-en-Y hepatic jejunectomy (HJ) or duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction (DD) is more useful in pediatric living donor...
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Anatomical variations in living donors for liver transplantation—prevalence and relationship
PurposeLiving donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a widely accepted option to address the lack of a deceased liver program for transplantation....
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Propensity score matched analysis and risk stratification of donors with G6PD deficiency in living donor liver transplantation
IntroductionGlucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency (G6PDd) can trigger hemolysis following surgical stress. Differentiating...
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The role of Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for the management of biliary complications after living donor liver transplantation
IntroductionPost living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) biliary complications can be troublesome over the post-operative course of patients,...
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Prolonged warm ischemia time in the recipient is associated with post-transplant biliary stricture following living-donor liver transplantation
PurposePost-transplant biliary stricture (PBS) is a common and important complication following orthotopic liver transplantation (LT). This study...
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Early Graft Failure After Living-Donor Liver Transplant
BackgroundLiving-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been increasing in the USA. While data exist on longer-term patient and graft outcomes, a...
