Dual Graft Living Donor Liver Transplantation - a Case Report

Overview

Journal BMC Surg

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2019 Oct 24

PMID 31640624

Citations 3

Authors

Nikam Vinayak

Mohanka Ravi

Golhar Ankush

Bhade Rashmi

Rao Prashantha

Gadre Parul

Shrimal Anurag

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Abstract

Background: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has emerged as an equally viable option to deceased donor liver transplant for treating end stage liver disease patients. Optimising the recipient outcome without compromising donor safety is the primary goal of LDLT. Achieving the adequate graft to recipient weight ratio (GRWR) is important to prevent small for size syndrome which is an uncommon but potentially lethal complication of LDLT.

Case Presentation: Here we describe a case of successful dual lobe liver transplant for a 32 years old patient with ethanol related end stage liver disease. A right lobe graft without middle hepatic vein and another left lateral sector graft were transplanted successfully. Recipient and both donors recovered uneventfully.

Conclusion: Dual lobe liver transplant is a feasible strategy to achieve adequate GRWR without compromising donor safety.

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