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What is the crux of successful living-donor liver transplantation for recipients aged 70 and beyond?

Takeo ToshimaShinji ItohYoshihiro NagaoShohei YoshiyaYuki BekkiTakuma IzumiNorifumi IsedaYuriko TsutsuiKatsuya ToshidaTomoharu Yoshizumi
Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2024)
LDLT can be performed safely for elderly patients aged 70 years or older, provided they have a preserved PS and receive high-quality grafts from younger donors, inevitably all children of elderly recipients. This approach yields acceptable long-term outcomes. Consequently, age alone should not serve as an absolute contraindication for LDLT.
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