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Living‐donor liver transplantation in adults: Tokyo University experience
Author(s) -
Sugawara Yasuhiko,
Makuuchi Masatoshi,
Kaneko Junichi,
Ohkubo Takao,
Matsui Yuichi,
Imamura Hiroshi,
Kokudo Norihiro
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of hepato‐biliary‐pancreatic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.63
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1868-6982
pISSN - 0944-1166
DOI - 10.1007/s10534-002-0735-6
Subject(s) - medicine , living donor liver transplantation , liver transplantation , surgery , survival rate , mortality rate , single center , transplantation
The objective of this study was to analyze the experience of a single center with living‐donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for adult patients. Ninety consecutive LDLT procedures were analyzed. Preoperative status, morbidity, hospital stay duration, and postoperative graft function and survival rates were examined. Donors showed only minimal morbidity and were discharged 15 ± 6 days after LDLT. Morbidity in the patients included acute rejection (32%), vascular complications (8%), and biliary complications (20%). The mortality rate was 6% and three additional patients experienced late death. The 2‐year cumulative survival rate was 92%. The present results suggest that LDLT can be performed with an acceptable outcome in adult patients.