Living donor liver transplantation in adults: outcome in Japan.
1. Twenty centers in Japan performed 308 living donor liver transplants (LDLT) in adults. 2. Right lobe grafts were used in the minority of cases (27.1%); most had left lobe grafts (72.9%). Survival was not influenced by the type of graft. 3. There were no donor deaths (0%); 9.3% of donors experienced mild to moderate complications. Biliary complications were the most frequent. 4. Overall recipient survival was 72.4%.
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First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. stodo@med.hokudai.ac.jp
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019520:Living Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009017:Morbidity; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome