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The treatment of choice for a resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma is hepatectomy. Alternative...
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The right liver graft has sometimes been from the trifurcation portal vein (TPV) or independent...
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Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has become an increasingly common surgical option...
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Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has expanded the availability of liver transplant but...
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ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation (ABOi-LDLT) is essential for expanding the...
Read MoreRenoportal anastomosis is an option for the portal vein reconstruction of a liver transplantation with grade 4 portal vein thrombosis and a splenorenal shunt. Here, we report the case of gastrointestinal bleeding who underwent...
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Small-for-size graft (SFSG) syndrome is a main causes of graft loss in living donor liver...
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In living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), portal Y-graft interposition using the...
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To this day, a discrepancy exists between donor liver demand and supply. Domino liver...
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TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Utilization of living-donor liver transplantation...
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Cholestase, jaundice, and refractory pruritus are a characteristic of the Progressive family...
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An intervention with financial incentives and text-based nudges may help patients who are frail and inactive awaiting liver transplant be better prepared for surgery.
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Living donor liver transplants continue to emerge to increase the number of patients transplanted and reduce demand for deceased donor transplants.
Read MoreLiving donor liver transplants (LDLT) from directed and non-directed living donors continue to expand the organ donor pool in the United States, shortening wait times for surgery, lowering Model for End-Stage Liver Disease...
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Liver transplants from older donors can be effective for septuagenarian candidates and are associated with lower mortality and shorter time to transplant.
Read MoreDespite post-operative outcomes comparable to those with HIV, low rates of kidney and liver transplantation occur among people with HIV, according to results published in JAIDS. Frank J. Palella, MD, and colleagues analyzed data...
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While patients with HIV are eligible for kidney and liver transplants, these procedures are uncommon in this patient population.
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The SDI assesses disparities in living donor liver transplantation, revealing lower disadvantage in recipients than deceased donor transplants.
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Recent research suggests liver transplant may benefit patients with an expanding range of primary or secondary hepatic malignancies.
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Advances in knowledge and techniques improved postoperative liver transplant outcomes, but optimizing re-liver transplant outcomes requires further research.
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