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Acute liver failure in children-Is living donor liver transplantation justified?

Marek SzymczakPiotr KalicińskiGrzegorz KowalewskiDorota BroniszczakMałgorzata Markiewicz-KijewskaHor IsmailMarek StefanowiczAdam KowalskiJoanna TeisseyreIrena JankowskaWaldemar Patkowski
Published in: PloS one (2018)
LDLT is a lifesaving procedure for pediatric patients with ALF. Our experience showed that it may be performed with very good results, and with very low morbidity and no mortality among living donors when performed by experienced teams following strict procedures.
Keyphrases
  • liver failure
  • hepatitis b virus
  • young adults
  • cardiovascular events
  • minimally invasive
  • kidney transplantation
  • coronary artery disease