J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 103(5): 419-422, 2002

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SMALL-FOR-SIZE GRAFT PROBLEMS IN ADULT-TO-ADULT LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yasuhiko Sugawara, Masatoshi Makuuchi

Amajor concern regarding adult living donor liver transplantation is graft-size disparity. The right liver graft is now commonly used, which might impose a risk on the donors. In selected cases, the left liver with caudate lobe and right lateral sector graft might alleviate the problem without increasing the risk to donors.

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