2019•Zhonghua gan-dan waike zazhiRequires access
Dual-graft living donor liver transplantation
Dan Wang, Yanling Ma, Xiaolong Liu, Jike Hu, Xuemei Li, Baohong Gu, Yajing Chen, Hao Chen
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Abstract
Shortage of donors is a major obstacle for liver transplantation. Lee innovated dual graft living donor liver transplantation in 2001, obtained graft from two donors, and it was conducted in various parts of the world. At present, South Korea has the biggest numbers in operation, China, Japan, and Germany. Turkey, Romania, and other countries are relatively less; current clinical liver donor liver transplantation is mainly based on single graft living donor liver transplantation, and in some complicated cases, single graft liver transplantation cannot be completed due to various factors, at this situation dual grafts living donor liver transplantation can complete the treatment. Although dual donor liver transplantation can only be carried out in a few areas due to complex surgical procedures, it can enrich the treatment of liver transplantation and promotes the development of liver transplantation.
Key words:
Liver transplantation; Dual graft living donor liver transplantation; Single graft living donor liver transplantation; Living donor liver transplantation