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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Donor outcomes in right lobe adult living donor liver transplantation: Single-center experience in Egypt
Transplantation Proceedings, Volume 37, No. 7, Year 2005
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Introduction and objectives. Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is an alternative source of organs for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in absence of deceased donor LT. In LDLT the greatest concern is donor safety. Our objective was to evaluate the outcome of donors after right lobe liver donation in a single LT center in Egypt. Patients and methods. Fifty LDL resections were performed from 2001 to 2004. The mean donor age was 29.2 ± 6.4 years. Residual liver volume was 41.1 ± 4.5%. Mean operative time was 560 ± 62.2 minutes; mean ICU stay, less than 24 hours; mean hospital stay, 15.4 ± 7.7 days; and mean follow-up period, 6 months. Results. There was no mortality. The overall complication rate was 68% (34 donors). Major complications included intraoperative bleeding in one, biliary leak in two, and pneumonia in three donors. Minor complications included mild pleural effusion in 13 donors, transient ascites in 10, mild depression in 7, intra-abdominal collections in 3, and wound infections in 1 donor. Residual liver volume did not affect the complication rate. None required reoperation. Return to predonation activity occurred within 6 to 8 weeks. No liver impairment occurred during follow-up. Conclusion. Right lobe adult LDLT is a safe procedure with regard to donor outcome. Major complications occurred in only 10% of our series. © 2005 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Esmat, Gamal
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Yosry, Ayman
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
El-Serafi, Moustafa M.
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Abdel Aziz, Ashraf O.
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Doss, Wahid H.
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Hosny, Adel A.
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Ghali, A.
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Sabry, Hatem
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Attia, Hussein
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Kamel, Sanna
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Said, Mohamed
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Gabali, H.
Egypt, Cairo
Dar Al-fouad Medical Corporation
Lee, S. K.
South Korea, Seoul
Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University
Tanaka, K.
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.07.059
ISSN:
00411345
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Egypt