Living Donor Liver Transplantation
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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, and (2) the shortage of cadaveric organs (Olthoff K, 2003). LDLT has become an acceptable alternative for patients in need of liver transplantation (LT) who are not likely to receive a deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT) in a timely fashion. This is seen especially in countries where cadaveric donation is limited by religious and cultural beliefs, as in Japan, Egypt, Korea, and India (Abdeldayem H, 2010).
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