Urgent adult-to-adult right lobe living donor liver transplantation for acute liver failure; a single center experience from Turkey. 2007

Zeki Karasu, and Murat Akyildiz, and Murat Zeytunlu, and Aysin Noyan, and Yildiray Yuzer, and Yaman Tokat, and Murat Kilic
Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University Medical School, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.

OBJECTIVE Acute liver failure is a fatal condition unless an urgent liver transplantation is performed. In countries like Turkey, because of limited availability of cadaveric allografts, living donors could be used as an organ source for acute liver failure. We report our single center experience. METHODS Six adult-to-adult right lobe living donor liver transplantations have been performed for those patients admitted with fulminant liver failure between September 2000 and April 2004. RESULTS The age of the patients ranged between 19 and 54 years. Etiology was fulminant hepatitis B in 4 patients, Wilson's disease in 1 patient, and unknown in 1 patient. Five of 6 patients survived and are currently alive and well with a mean 30 (2-46) months follow-up. None of the survivors had neurological sequela. One patient died because of sepsis 2 months after transplantation. There was no donor mortality. CONCLUSIONS Adult-to-adult right lobe living donor liver transplantation seems to be an effective and safe option for patients with fulminant liver failure, especially in countries with a limited number of available cadaveric donors.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014421 Turkey Country in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. The capital is Ankara. Turkiye
D016031 Liver Transplantation The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Liver,Hepatic Transplantation,Liver Transplant,Transplantation, Hepatic,Transplantation, Liver,Hepatic Transplantations,Liver Grafting,Liver Transplantations,Liver Transplants,Transplant, Liver
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D017114 Liver Failure, Acute A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C. Acute Hepatic Failure,Fulminant Hepatic Failure,Fulminating Hepatic Failure,Hepatic Failure, Fulminant,Liver Failure, Fulminant,Acute Liver Failure,Fulminating Liver Failure,Hepatic Failure, Acute,Failure, Acute Hepatic,Failure, Acute Liver,Fulminant Hepatic Failures,Fulminant Liver Failure,Fulminant Liver Failures,Fulminating Hepatic Failures,Fulminating Liver Failures,Hepatic Failure, Fulminating,Liver Failure, Fulminating
D019520 Living Donors Non-cadaveric providers of organs for transplant to related or non-related recipients. Donors, Living,Donor, Living,Living Donor

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