Liver allograft outcomes after laparoscopic-assisted and minimal access live donor hepatectomy for transplantation
Arun Thenappan, Reena C. Jha, Thomas Fishbein, Cal Matsumoto, J. Keith Melancon, Raffaele Girlanda, Kirti Shetty, Jacqueline Laurin, Jeffrey Plotkin, Lynt Johnson
20110301
2011 Apr 1
Am J Surg
Liver allograft outcomes after laparoscopic-assisted and minimal access live donor hepatectomy for transplantation
Am J Surg. 2011 Apr;201(4):450-455, Arun Thenappan, Reena C. Jha, Thomas Fishbein, Cal Matsumoto, J. Keith Melancon, Raffaele Girlanda, Kirti Shetty, Jacqueline Laurin, Jeffrey Plotkin, Lynt Johnson
Abstract
BackgroundThe critical shortage of deceased organ donors has led to live-donor hepatectomy as an alternative donor option for transplantation. Although laparoscopic hepatectomy has been well described for management of liver tumors and can be performed safely, few studies have examined early recipient allograft outcomes after laparoscopic live-donor hepatectomy. We describe our initial experience with laparoscopic-assisted and minimal-access donor hepatectomy and its potential as a safe alternative...
