Paige Porrett, Abraham Shaked, Kim Olthoff – 26 September 2006

Zheyu Chen, Lunan Yan, Bo Li, Yong Zeng, Tianfu Wen, Jichun Zhao, Wentao Wang, Jiayin Yang, Yukui Ma, Jianwen Liu – 26 September 2006

Ashok Jain – 26 September 2006

Maria Varela, Alejandro Forner, Jordi Bruix – 26 September 2006

David C. Mulligan – 26 September 2006

James F. Trotter – 26 September 2006

James D. Perkins – 26 September 2006

James F. Trotter, Rene Adam, Chung Mau Lo, Jeremy Kenison – 26 September 2006 – The actual risk of death in hepatic lobe donors for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is unknown because of the lack of a comprehensive database. In the absence of a definitive estimate of the risk of donor death, the medical literature has become replete with anecdotal reports of donor deaths, many of which cannot be substantiated.

Jin K. Ho, Hin Hin Ko, David F. Schaeffer, Siegfried R. Erb, Cherise Wong, Andrzej K. Buczkowski, Charles H. Scudamore, Eric M. Yoshida – 26 September 2006 – Many studies have reported improved health‐related quality of life outcomes after orthotopic liver transplantation; however, specific research regarding sexual health in liver transplant recipients is limited. We surveyed liver transplant recipients to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction. Of the 320 adult liver transplant recipients surveyed by mailed questionnaire, 150 responded (42%). The median age was 54 years.

James H. Sorrell, Jill R. Brown – 26 September 2006 – The effects of end‐stage liver disease (ESLD) on sexual functioning are complex and often overlooked in the context of chronic illness and the transplantation evaluation. The aim of the present study is to report on the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in patients with ESLD presenting for liver transplantation evaluation, as well as to examine a cohort after transplantation. Participants included 173 consecutive adult outpatients with ESLD who presented for orthotopic liver transplantation evaluation.