Outcome of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation Using Grafts from Donors Treated for Fatty Liver.

CONCLUSIONS Preoperative intentional treatment for FL was effective. Early graft function and donor postoperative course were comparable in the 2 groups. These results suggest that well-treated steatotic grafts can be used without jeopardizing donor safety.
PMID: 31919339 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of Transplantation - January 9, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Fujii Y, Kawamura N, Zaitsu M, Watanabe M, Goto R, Kamiyama T, Taketomi A, Shimamura T Tags: Ann Transplant Source Type: research