title: Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is the way forward in Asia.
abstract: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is currently the commonest form of liver transplantation in Asia. Efforts to improve the number of deceased donor liver transplantation have not been uniformly successful. We believe that THE unique combination of demographic, social, economic and political factors that exist in Asia will ensure that LDLT will continue to remain the predominant form of liver transplantation. While efforts to increase deceased donation rates should continue and intensify, progress in LDLT should also be supported and encouraged, as it will be the main workhorse of liver transplantation in Asia in the near and medium-term future.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Liver Disease and Transplantation, Global Health City, Chennai, India. Mohamed.rela@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rela
authors.affiliation: National Foundation for Liver Research, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Mettu Srinivas
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Asia; Deceased donor liver transplantation; International liver transplants; Living donor liver transplantation