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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2014; 20(1): 282-289
Published online Jan 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i1.282
Published online Jan 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i1.282
Outcome of patients undergoing right lobe living donor liver transplantation with small-for-size grafts
Pei-Xian Chen, Lu-Nan Yan, Wen-Tao Wang, Department of Liver and Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Chen PX, Yan LN and Wang WT designed the study, performed the literature search and analyzed the data; Yan LN interpreted the results; Chen PX wrote the paper.
Supported by National Science and Technology Major Project of China, No. 2008ZX10002-025 and No. 2008ZX10002-026
Correspondence to: Lu-Nan Yan, PhD, Department of Liver and Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxuexiang, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. cpxcsugreat@gmail.com
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Received: August 12, 2013
Revised: October 6, 2013
Accepted: November 1, 2013
Published online: January 7, 2014
Revised: October 6, 2013
Accepted: November 1, 2013
Published online: January 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: The relative size of a liver graft is a determinant factor for successful adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation. However, the long-term outcome and the risk factors associated with poor graft survival in recipients undergoing right lobe living donor liver transplantation using small-for-size grafts are poorly understood. In the present study, we compared the short-term and long-term outcomes of living donor liver transplantation recipients with an actuarial graft-to-recipient weight ratio < 0.8% or ≥ 0.8% and analyzed potential risk factors associated with liver graft survival when small-for-size grafts were utilized.