Early Graft Dysfunction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation and the Small for Size Syndrome.
LDLT has arisen as a viable means to reduce waitlist mortality. However, its widespread embrace by the liver transplant community has been met with frustration centered on donor morbidity and small-for-size-syndrome. Focusing on the later entity, we describe the initial recognition of this early graft dysfunction, the theorized pathophysiology and solutions to remedy its emergence.
['Graham|Jay A|JA|', 'Samstein|Benjamin|B|', 'Emond|Jean C|JC|']
early graft dysfunction living donor Liver transplantation small-for-size-syndrome portal hypertension