Open AccessBilateral proficiency over time leads to reduced donor morbidity in living donor hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Viola Huang,
ChaoLong Chen,
YuHung Lin,
TsanShiun Lin,
Chih-Che Lin,
Shih-Ho Wang,
CheeChien Yong,
Chih-Yi Chen,
YuFan Cheng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-389X
pISSN - 2304-3881
DOI - 10.21037/hbsn.2019.03.12
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatectomy , surgery , complication , living donor liver transplantation , left lobe , ascites , liver transplantation , donation , lobe , retrospective cohort study , transplantation , resection , anatomy , economics , economic growth
Although left-lobe donation is considered safer, right-sided donor hepatectomy predominates in adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We hypothesized that bilateral proficiency with donor hepatectomy reduces overall donor complications.