Reduced-size liver transplantation for infants and children.
Pediatric liver transplantation, although successful, was limited by the lack of available size-matched organs. Up to 25% to 50% of children died on the waiting list. RLT was initiated and developed to help alleviate donor shortage. Over time, RLT has proven to be an acceptable option for children requiring hepatic transplantation. In experienced centers survival rates are comparable to OLT, and long-term organ function is equally good. Future application of this technique may also provide more innovative approaches to pediatric liver transplantation.
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014019:Tissue Donors