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. 2014 Mar;1(1):43-52.
doi: 10.1007/s40472-013-0006-1.

Early Graft Dysfunction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation and the Small for Size Syndrome

Jay A Graham  1 , Benjamin Samstein  1 , Jean C Emond  1
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Early Graft Dysfunction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation and the Small for Size Syndrome

Jay A Graham et al. Curr Transplant Rep. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

LDLT has arisen as a viable means to reduce waitlist mortality. However, its widespread embrace by the liver transplant community has been met with frustration centered on donor morbidity and small-for-size-syndrome. Focusing on the later entity, we describe the initial recognition of this early graft dysfunction, the theorized pathophysiology and solutions to remedy its emergence.

Keywords: Liver; early graft dysfunction; living donor; portal hypertension; small-for-size-syndrome; transplantation.

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Conflict of Interest

Jay A. Graham, Benjamin Samstein, and Jean C. Emond declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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