Reuse of a liver graft five days after initial transplantation.
Brain death is a possible complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). In these cases, if the liver graft continues to function normally it could be resued for another recipient. To our knowledge this is the second reported case of liver graft reuse after brain death of the first recipient.
Tantawi
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Liver Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Hopital Henri Mondor and Universite Paris XII, Creteil, France.
Cherqui
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Duvoux
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Dhumeaux
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Fagniez
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D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement