Journal article
Successful re-use of liver allografts: three case reports and a review of the UNOS database
American journal of transplantation, v 5(1), pp 189-192
Jan 2005
PMID: 15636629
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Abstract
The donor organ shortage has compelled transplant centers to use organs from non-traditional sources. One example is the re-use of a previously transplanted organ, such as a kidney or liver. We report three cases detailing the successful re-use of liver allografts. In all three cases, the index recipient was declared brain-dead very soon post-transplant, but was felt to have a well-functioning liver graft. Important points in these cases were to ensure that the liver graft was functioning well in the index recipient, that it appeared normal per biopsy examination, and that ischemic time was kept very short at the time of the second transplant. We queried the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database for similar cases, and found 11 such cases, which we briefly describe herein.
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- Title
- Successful re-use of liver allografts: three case reports and a review of the UNOS database
- Creators
- Jorge Ortiz - Einstein Medical Center PhiladelphiaDavid J Reich - Einstein Medical Center PhiladelphiaCosme Manzarbeitia - Einstein Medical Center PhiladelphiaAbhinav Humar - University of Minnesota
- Publication Details
- American journal of transplantation, v 5(1), pp 189-192
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- 231-00-0115 / PHS HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000225790600025
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-11844306618
- Other Identifier
- 991021958690404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Surgery
- Transplantation