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Split‐graft liver transplantation from an adult donor with an unrecognized UCD to a pediatric and adult recipient
Author(s) -
Lee C. H.,
Ellaway C.,
Shun A.,
Thomas G.,
Nair P.,
O'Neill J.,
Shakel N.,
Stormon M. O.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/petr.13073
Subject(s) - medicine , economic shortage , liver transplantation , transplantation , waiting list , cadaveric spasm , organ donation , living donor liver transplantation , surgery , organ transplantation , adult male , pediatrics , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
We report the outcomes of an adult and pediatric split liver transplant from an adult male donor who died due to an unrecognized UCD, OTC deficiency. Recognizing inborn errors of metabolism can be challenging, especially in adult centers where such disorders are rarely encountered. Shortage of donors for liver transplantation has led to procedures to maximize donor utilization, such as split and live donor grafts. The cause of death should be ascertained before accepting a cadaveric donor organ.