title: Successful reuse of liver grafts after death of the first recipient.
abstract: Brain death secondary to cerebrovascular disease is a possible early complication of orthotopic liver transplantation. If liver graft continues to function normally, the reuse of liver for another patient may be considered. We report three cases of successful reuse of liver grafts after death of the first recipient. In our experience, liver graft can be reused in the first weeks after a previous transplantation provided that liver function is good, in the absence of systemic uncontrolled infection, graft rejection and after gross graft examination at laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Transplantament Hepàtic, IDIBELL, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona, Spain. jcastellote@csub.scs.es
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castellote
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lladó
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiol
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Julià
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ballester
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fabregat
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rafecas
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement