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World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2022; 10(16): 5414-5419
Published online Jun 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5414
Published online Jun 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5414
Successful living donor liver transplantation with a graft-to-recipient weight ratio of 0.41 without portal flow modulation: A case report
Seong Hoon Kim, Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang 10408, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim SH conceived and designed the analysis, collected the data, performed the analysis, and wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author of this manuscript has no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Seong Hoon Kim, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Senior Scientist, Surgeon, Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang 10408, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. kshlj@hanmail.net
Received: September 17, 2021
Peer-review started: September 17, 2021
First decision: November 7, 2021
Revised: November 12, 2021
Accepted: April 22, 2022
Article in press: April 22, 2022
Published online: June 6, 2022
Peer-review started: September 17, 2021
First decision: November 7, 2021
Revised: November 12, 2021
Accepted: April 22, 2022
Article in press: April 22, 2022
Published online: June 6, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Satisfactory outcomes was achieved in living donor liver transplantation with a graft-to-recipient weight ratio as low as 0.41%, the smallest to be reported in the literature, even without using portal flow modulation in a highly selected patient.