One living donor and two donations: sequential kidney and liver donation with 20-years interval.

نویسندگان

  • L F Pacheco-Moreira
  • E Balbi
  • M Enne
  • A Cerqueira
  • R Miecznikowski
  • T Matuck
  • J L Pereira
  • D B M Carvalho
  • J M Martinho
چکیده

The shortage of cadaveric donor organs remains the critical factor limiting the use of organ transplantation. In this environment of organ shortage, living donor transplantation has emerged as a reasonable therapeutic alternative. Simultaneous kidney-liver transplantation from the same donor has been described. We report a case of right liver lobe transplant from a living donor who had donated his kidney to the same recipient 20 years prior.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Transplantation proceedings

دوره 37 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005