title: Splenectomy is not indicated in living donor liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
authors.affiliation: Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moris
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damaskos
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleftherios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spartalis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013156:Splenectomy