Internal split liver transplants reduce the waiting list time for teenagers with a low calculated Model for End-stage Liver Disease score.
Caroline P LemoineKatherine BrandtJuan Carlos CaicedoRiccardo A SuperinaPublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2020)
In our experience, simultaneous internal split liver transplantation allowed teenagers with a low calculated MELD score to be transplanted faster than patients with a similar score. Promoting the use of internal split liver transplantation could help reduce the pediatric waitlist mortality.