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Journal article
Rescue of a living donor with liver transplantation
American journal of transplantation, v 8(7), pp 1557-1561
01 Jul 2008
PMID: 18510644
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Abstract
Postoperative liver failure is a rare complication after living donor liver resection. This is a case report of a 22-year-old healthy donor who was rescued with liver transplantation 11 days after right hemihepatectomy. Nine months later the patient is alive, and has fully recovered from his multiple organ failure. According to a review of the literature, there are four additional living liver donors, who received a liver transplant. Our own patient is the only survivor, so far. This case demonstrates that even in supposedly healthy living donors postoperative complications cannot be completely prevented. Although liver failure is rare in these patients, timely transplantation may need to be considered as the only life-saving treatment.
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- Title
- Rescue of a living donor with liver transplantation
- Creators
- B. Ringe - Drexel UniversityG. Xiao - Department of SurgeryD. A. Sass - Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyJ. Karam - Department of TraumaS. Shang - Drexel UniversityT. P. Maroney - Department of Interventional RadiologyA. E. Trebelev - Drexel UniversityS. Levison - Department of Medicine, Division of NephrologyA. C. Fuchs - Drexel UniversityR. Petrucci - Drexel UniversityA. Ko - Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical CareM. Gonzalez - Drexel UniversityJ. C. Reynolds - Department of Diagnostic RadiologyW. C. Meyers - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- American journal of transplantation, v 8(7), pp 1557-1561
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) Program; Radiology (Radiologic Sciences); Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine; [Retired Faculty]; Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000257549800028
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-47249085587
- Other Identifier
- 991019167545404721
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- Surgery
- Transplantation