Living-donor liver transplantation--European experiences

Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation : Official Publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
Utz SettmacherPeter Neuhaus

Abstract

To overcome the problem of organ shortage in recent years, liver transplantation from a living donor has been established. From a surgical standpoint, split liver transplantation and living-donor liver transplantation (LRLTx) are very complex surgical procedures requiring meticulous surgical techniques. LRLTx was first developed and performed in Asia and the USA. In the beginning of the 1990s, LRLTx was introduced in Europe. In Europe, 46 of 118 registered transplant centres had already performed LRLTx in December 2001. Up to this time point, more than 800 LRLTx were performed since 1991. Medical discussions in the field of LRLTx include the need for high quality procedures, simplifying donor evaluation, optimizing surgical techniques and immunosuppression, all of which are current problems. The perioperative morbidity of the donor including all minor complications is stated to be 10-25%. Biliary complications of 5-10% are the major portion. The results of LRLTx for paediatric and adult recipients are comparable. The perioperative complication rate is slightly higher in LRLTx than after cadaver transplantation. This can be explained by the complexity of the surgical intervention with technical complications and the limited expe...Continue Reading

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