Following up of liver transplantation using dual left grafts from living donors--one case.
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using right lobe graft was advocated to treat adult patients who could not receive a timely cadaveric graft. The major limitation of adult-to-adult LDLT using right lobe graft is the safety of the donors. Adult-to-adult LDLT using dual left grafts was performed for one patient with end-stage liver disease in our division. Both donors and recipient underwent a full recovery from the operation without persistent complications. Two left dual grafts from two living donors can help alleviate the pressure of organ shortage, prevent the small-for-size problem and yet secure the safety of the donors.
Division of Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. zhangyu.wwww@yahoo.com.cn
Yu
Y
Zhang
Tianfu
T
Wen
Zheyu
Z
Chen
Lunan
L
Yan
Bo
B
Li
Yong
Y
Zeng
Jichun
J
Zhao
Wentao
W
Wang
Jiayin
J
Yang
Mingqing
M
Xu
Yukui
Y
Ma
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed