Recent advancements in and views on the donor operation in living donor liver transplantation: A single‐center study of 886 patients over 13 years

Kyung‐Suk Suh, Suk‐Won Suh, Jeong‐Moo Lee, YoungRok Choi, Nam‐Joon Yi, Kwang‐Woong Lee – 8 December 2014 – Donor safety remains an important concern in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). In the present study, we assessed recent advancements in the donor operation for LDLT through our experience with this procedure. A total of 886 donor hepatectomies performed between January 1999 and December 2012 were analyzed.

Changes in liver and spleen volumes after living liver donation: A report from the adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study (A2ALL)

Jean C. Emond, Robert A. Fisher, Gregory Everson, Benjamin Samstein, James J. Pomposelli, Binsheng Zhao, Sarah Forney, Kim M. Olthoff, Talia B. Baker, Brenda W. Gillespie, Robert M. Merion – 8 December 2014 – Previous reports have drawn attention to persistently decreased platelet counts among liver donors. We hypothesized an etiologic association between altered platelet counts and postdonation splenomegaly and sought to explore this relationship.

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