Hepatic steatosis and its relationship to transplantation.
Fatty infiltration of the liver is common in the brain-dead donor population and has a strong correlation with primary nonfunction after cold preservation, a condition that is catastrophic to liver transplant recipients. This literature review examines factors associated with the development, diagnosis, quantification, and clinical management of this difficult condition.
Imber
Charles J
CJ
Nuffield Department of Surgery, Oxford University, UK. charles.imber@nds.ox.ac.uk
St  Peter
Shawn D
SD
Handa
Ashok
A
Friend
Peter J
PJ
D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors