Pediatric living donor liver transplantation (LDLT): Short- and long-term outcomes during sixteen years period at a single centre- A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Pediatric living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is an effective tool for managing pediatric patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) with good long-term graft and patient survival, especially after improvement in peri-operative care, surgical tools and techniques; however, the morbidity and mortality after such a procedure are still a challenging matter. The study aimed to analyze short-and long-term outcomes after pediatric LDLT in a single centre.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed 67 pediatric patients who underwent LDLT in the period from April 2003 to July 2018. The overall male/female ratio was 40/27.

Results

Forty-one (61.2%) of patients had ≥1 early and/or late morbidities; the early (less than 3months) and late (≥3months) on

SUBMITTER: Gad EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9289343 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature