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Living donor liver paired exchange between pediatric and adult recipients due to donor graft size mismatch.
- Source :
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American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons [Am J Transplant] 2023 Mar; Vol. 23 (3), pp. 440-442. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 12. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Living donor liver transplantation is an effective means to decrease organ shortage. However, many potential living donors are currently being denied due to ABO incompatibility or inadequate donor liver volume. Liver paired exchange (LPE) provides a practical solution to overcome these obstacles, and yet the first case of LPE in the United States was only recently reported in 2020. Here, we report world's first case of LPE involving pediatric and adult recipients to avoid surgical complexity of the pediatric recipient and to increase the graft-to-recipient weight ratio of the adult recipient between 2 ABO compatible pairs. As living donor liver transplantation becomes more widely adopted, the need for pair exchange to improve surgical safety and postoperative outcomes between 2 ABO compatible pairs is likely to increase.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1600-6143
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 36695680
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2022.10.008