title: Pathologic Criteria to Estimate the State of the Liver in Potential Donors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The pathologic evaluation of the liver is one of the most important issues in liver transplants. We evaluated the histopathological condition of livers in potential donors.
  
  
  METHODS
  After liver biopsy, 37 potential donor livers were histologically studied. Liver tissue was stained by hematoxylin and eosin as well as Masson Trichrome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the study showed the morphologic criteria used to estimate the state of the liver in potential donors is not only steatosis and fibrosis, but other important histologic criteria, such as proteinosis, necrosis of hepatocytes, endotheliitis of central veins, inflammatory infiltration, endarteritis in portal tracts and phlebitis in portal tracts, proliferation of the bile ducts, and cholestasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of the study showed that the morphologic criteria to estimate the state of the liver in potential donors includes not only steatosis and fibrosis, but other important histologic criteria as well.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Pathology, JSC National Scientific Medical Research Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
authors.forename: Caliya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shaimardanova
authors.forename: Galina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fedotovskikh
authors.forename: Aleksandr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savchuk
authors.forename: Ainura
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doszhan
authors.forename: Aigerim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smagulova
authors.forename: Abduzhappar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaipov
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D046148:Donor Selection / Q000379:methods*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014019:Tissue Donors