Living donor liver transplantation for children with liver failure and concurrent multiple organ system failure
โ Scribed by Cara L. Mack; Mario Ferrario; Michael Abecassis; Peter F. Whitington; Riccardo A. Superina; Estella M. Alonso
- Book ID
- 111723099
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
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For acute liver failure (ALF), living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) may reduce waiting time and provide better timing compared to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT). However, there are concerns that a partial graft would result in reduced survival of critically ill LDLT recipients and
We read with interest the article by Campsen et al. 1 describing the outcomes of adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for acute liver failure (ALF) in the United States. They described 2 concerns in applying LDLT for ALF: appropriate donor evaluation during the rapid evolution of