Sezai Yilmaz, Cuneyt Kayaalp, Cengiz Ara, Mehmet Yilmaz, Burak Isik, Cemalettin Aydin, Dincer Ozgor, Abuzer Dirican, Bora Barut, Bulent Unal, Turgut Piskin, Mustafa Ates, Ramazan Kutlu, Huseyin Ilksen Toprak, Yasar Bayindir, Hale Kirimlioglu, Murat Aladag, Murat Harputluoglu, Ayşe Selimoglu, Hamza Karabiber, Kendal Yalcin, Vedat Kirimlioglu
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Living donor liver transplantations (LDLT) is a definitive treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD), especially in the countries with donation problem. Between April 2007 and April 2010, we performed LDLT in 289 patients. Fifteen of the cases required re-transplantations. This study evaluates these 304 consecutive LDLTs donor and recipient outcomes. METHODOLOGY: Complication rates and survival data of the recipients and donors of 304 LDLT cases were analyzed...
July 2013: Hepato-gastroenterology