Are we splitting hairs over split livers?
โ Scribed by Sandy Feng
- Book ID
- 102471954
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21531
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## Key Points 1. Split liver transplantation for a child and an adult recipient is standard today. Living donor liver transplantation for small children should only be necessary in exceptional situations in a country with a well-organized organ donation program. 2. True split liver transplantation
The role of split-liver transplantation (SLT) for two adult recipients is still a matter of debate, and no agreement exists on indications, surgical techniques, and results. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the outcome of our series of SLT. From May 1999 to December 2006, 16 pati