Early Graft Dysfunction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation and the Small for Size Syndrome.
LDLT has arisen as a viable means to reduce waitlist mortality. However, its widespread embrace by the liver transplant community has been met with frustration centered on donor morbidity and small-for-size-syndrome. Focusing on the later entity, we describe the initial recognition of this early graft dysfunction, the theorized pathophysiology and solutions to remedy its emergence.
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Jay A
JA
Graham
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Benjamin
B
Samstein
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Jean C
JC
Emond
Liver; early graft dysfunction; living donor; portal hypertension; small-for-size-syndrome; transplantation