Liver transplantation from living donor as a sign of social intelligence

Liver transplantation from living donor as a sign of social intelligence.

community” is that living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is justified since patients on liver transplantation (LT) waiting lists continue to die (1). Data from the Spanish Registry are telling on-list mortality has leveled out at 8% (it is up to 20% in some centers) whereas the odds of having a transplant (year 2008) never went beyond 50%. LDLT —as well as split (2,3), non-heart-beating don...

Living donor liver transplantation.

Living donor liver transplantation.

Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is probably the most high-profile of all surgical enterprises. At the same time, it is an amazing act of altruism. It requires hard work of dedicated multidisciplinary medical teams coupled with the courage of the patients and their families. The concept of LDLT is based on the following two factors: (1) the remarkable regenerative capacity of the liver...

Paediatric living donor liver transplantation.

Paediatric liver transplantation is a highly effective therapy for children with end-stage liver disease; 1-year survival rates currently exceed 90% and long-term survivors enjoy an almost-normal quality of life. Key to the success of paediatric liver transplantation has been the technical refinement to provide children with suitably sized grafts. Adult-to-paediatric living donor liver transpla...