Living-Donor Liver Transplant for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases—Let’s Walk, Not Run

There has been growing enthusiasm in the transplantation community for liver transplant for colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs). Hernandez-Alejandro et al present a prospective series of 10 living donor liver transplants (LDLTs) for this indication, from 3 high-volume and leading transplant institut...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960) 2022-06, Vol.157 (6), p.530-531
Hauptverfasser: Shah, Shimul A, Vagefi, Parsia A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:There has been growing enthusiasm in the transplantation community for liver transplant for colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs). Hernandez-Alejandro et al present a prospective series of 10 living donor liver transplants (LDLTs) for this indication, from 3 high-volume and leading transplant institutions in North America. This represents, to our knowledge, the first series published outside of the Oslo experience, and the study by Hernandez-Alejandro et al focused on the use of living donation as a means for transplant given the shortage of organs from deceased donors in the US and Canada.
ISSN:2168-6254
2168-6262
DOI:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.0301