Live donor liver transplantation: graft and patient survival
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In response to an acute cadaver organ shortage, live donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is becoming more common. The procedure is associated with significant donor morbidity and a degree of donor mortality. It is important, therefore, to balance the risk to the donor against the likelihood of a positive outcome in the recipient. To this end, Thuluvath and Yoo have assessed the outcomes in patients who underwent LDLT, compared with those subjected to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT).
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