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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery2024

ADULT-TO-PEDIATRIC LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANT IN RECIPIENTS >20 KG: A CASE SERIES OF FULL LEFT LOBE GRAFTS.

Catalina Ortiz, José Donizeti Meira Junior, Juan Carlos Pattillo, Eduardo Viñuela, Nicholas Jarufe, Jorge Martínez, Eduardo Briceño, Martin Dib

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Experimental model of small-for-size syndrome in pigs.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2026
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Catalina OrtizPontificia Universidade Catolica do Chile, Department of Digestive Surgery, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Division - Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-5082
José Donizeti Meira JuniorPontificia Universidade Catolica do Chile, Department of Digestive Surgery, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Division - Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-1166
Juan Carlos PattilloPontificia Universidade Catolica do Chile, Pediatric Surgery Department - Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-5295
Eduardo ViñuelaPontificia Universidade Catolica do Chile, Department of Digestive Surgery, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Division - Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6176-8732
Nicholas JarufePontificia Universidade Catolica do Chile, Department of Digestive Surgery, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Division - Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9166-3015
Jorge MartínezPontificia Universidade Catolica do Chile, Department of Digestive Surgery, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Division - Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5823-7308
Eduardo BriceñoPontificia Universidade Catolica do Chile, Department of Digestive Surgery, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Division - Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1863-5170
Martin DibPontificia Universidade Catolica do Chile, Department of Digestive Surgery, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Division - Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1293-2011

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChile presents one of the lowest organ donation rates, resulting in pediatric liver waitlist mortality rates up to 38.1%. Live donor liver transplantation is one of the main alternatives to decrease waitlist mortality, mostly utilized in our country for small children up to 20 kg.

aimsThe aim of this study was to report a three-case series of adult-to-pediatric living donor liver transplantation using a full left lobe graft.

methodsWe report three cases of children with more than 20 kg who received complete left hemi-grafts in different clinical scenarios. The indications and techniques adopted are discussed.

resultsThree children, two girls and one boy, aged 11, 7, and 3 years, were transplanted. The indications for transplant were fulminant hepatitis of autoimmune etiology, hepatoblastoma, and chronic liver failure due to autoimmune hepatitis, respectively. The evolution was satisfactory in all three children, and to date, all are well, approximately 12-24 months after the transplant.

conclusionsThe use of a living donor left lateral segment (segments 2 and 3) has been successfully employed in pediatric liver transplantation. However, it is only suitable for infants and low-weight children. This approach using the whole left hemi-liver graft contributes to the reduction of small-for-size syndrome, mortality rate, and waiting times associated with deceased donors.

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Liver TransplantationLiving DonorsAdultBody WeightChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMale

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