Ethical Issues When Considering Liver Donor Versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation
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Outcomes of Patients with Benign Liver Diseases Undergoing Living Donor versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation
BACKGROUND/AIMS The number of people undergoing living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has increased rapidly in many transplant centres. Patients considering LDLT need to know whether LDLT is riskier than deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT). The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing LDLT versus DDLT. METHODS A total of 349 patients with benign liver d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Liver Disease
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2046-2484,2046-2484
DOI: 10.1002/cld.982