Outcomes of right lobe donors with BMI≥30 for living donor liver transplantation

Outcomes of right lobe donors with BMI≥30 for living donor liver transplantation

Background Donor BMI above 30 is generally considered contraindication for donor hepatectomy. We compared the donor outcomes based on BMI threshold and weight loss. Patients and methods All potential donors were identified and data were collected retrospectively. Steatosis was assessed based on live...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical transplantation 2022-07, Vol.36 (7), p.e14698-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Andacoglu, Oya, Tokat, Yaman, Malamutmann, Eugen, Adali, Gupse, Emre, Anilalp, Oezcelik, Arzu
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
BMI
comorbidities
donor hepatectomy
liver transplantation
living donor
living liver donor
obese
overweight
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Zusammenfassung:Background Donor BMI above 30 is generally considered contraindication for donor hepatectomy. We compared the donor outcomes based on BMI threshold and weight loss. Patients and methods All potential donors were identified and data were collected retrospectively. Steatosis was assessed based on liver‐spleen Hounsfield unit difference and absolute liver intensity values. We compared BMI≥30 (n = 53) and BMI 
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/ctr.14698