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Living donor liver transplantation in adults: Outcome in Japan
Author(s) -
Todo Satoru,
Furukawa Hiroyuki,
Jin Maeng Bon,
Shimamura Tsuyoshi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1053/jlts.2000.19009
Subject(s) - medicine , living donor liver transplantation , liver transplantation , left lobe , surgery , lobe , transplantation , pathology
Key Points 1. Twenty centers in Japan performed 308 living donor liver transplants (LDLT) in adults. 2. Right lobe grafts were used in the minority of cases (27.1%); most had left lobe grafts (72.9%). Survival was not influenced by the type of graft. 3. There were no donor deaths (0%); 9.3% of donors experienced mild to moderate complications. Biliary complications were the most frequent. 4. Overall recipient survival was 72.4%.