Liver transplantation utilizing a severely fractured graft: every organ counts



Título del documento: Liver transplantation utilizing a severely fractured graft: every organ counts
Revue: Annals of hepatology
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000413432
ISSN: 1665-2681
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Estados Unidos de América
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Periodo: Ene-Feb
Volumen: 15
Número: 1
Paginación: 131-134
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés In our current era where shortage of liver grafts is commonplace, utilization of traumatic liver grafts may represent an opportunity to expand the organ donor pool without compromising graft survival. However, data on liver transplantation using a fractured liver allograft is scarce, with only small case series and reports found in the literature. In this report, we describe our experience with utilizing a liver graft with grade IV hepatic fracture for transplantation. At 12 months follow up, the recipient has excellent graft function and has regained an excellent quality of life. We demonstrate that the ability to safely use a fractured liver graft represents an additional avenue for expansion of the deceased donor population, especially in regions with prolonged waitlist times
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Cirugía,
Gastroenterología,
Trasplante de hígado,
Injertos
Keyword: Medicine,
Gastroenterology,
Surgery,
Liver transplantation,
Grafts
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