Donor safety in living donor liver transplantation: The Korean organ transplantation registry study

Jae Geun Lee, Kwang‐Woong Lee, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, Chong Woo Chu, Bong‐Wan Kim, Dong Lak Choi, Young Kyoung You, Dong‐Sik Kim, Yang Won Nah, Koo Jeong Kang, In Soek Choi, Hee Chul Yu, Geun Hong, Ho‐Seong Han, Shin Hwang, Myoung Soo Kim – 21 April 2017 – Major concerns about donor safety cause controversy and limit the use of living donor liver transplantation to overcome organ shortages. The Korean Organ Transplantation Registry established a nationwide organ transplantation registration system in 2014.

Hepatic steatosis after pediatric liver transplant

Emily R. Perito, Tabitha Vase, Rageshree Ramachandran, Andrew Phelps, Kuang‐Yu Jen, Robert H. Lustig, Vickie A. Feldstein, Philip Rosenthal – 20 April 2017 – Hepatic steatosis develops after liver transplantation (LT) in 30% of adults, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in nontransplanted children. However, posttransplant steatosis has been minimally studied in pediatric LT recipients. We explored the prevalence, persistence, and association with chronic liver damage of hepatic steatosis in these children.

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