The first two cases of living donor liver transplantation using dual grafts in Europe.

  • Dieter Bröring
  • Jessica Walter
  • Xavier Rogiers

Abstract

The major limitation in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is an adequate graft size with special regard to the safety of the donor. Only 20% of the evaluated donors are suitable to donate the right liver, depending mainly on the critical remnant liver volume. We report 2 cases of adult-to-adult LDLT using dual grafts. In the first case we implanted a left lateral lobe together with a left lobe; in the second case we used a left lateral and a right lobe. Dual graft LDLT solves the problem of graft-size insufficiency and avoids critical right lobectomy in the donor. This procedure can be safely performed and opens up the possibility of LDLT to even more families in the Western world.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number1
ISSN1527-6465
Publication statusPublished - 2007
pubmed 17192855