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Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study - ABOUT THIS STUDY
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- Over the last 20 years liver transplantation has become the standard of care and the only cure for end stage liver disease. Its success has led to over 4,500 transplants performed yearly. But there are at least 18,000 patients on the transplantation list awaiting cadaveric liver donation. As the waiting list has expanded, waiting time has also grown. As a result, patient mortality has increased while awaiting transplantation and patients are often critically ill by the time of transplantation. Among possible remedies, adult to adult living donor liver transplantation (AALDLT) has become widely accepted for pediatric transplantation. AALDLT is a more challenging procedure and has potentially greater risk to the donor because of the larger portion of liver that is required. Although still a small number relative to the several thousand adult cadaveric liver transplants performed annually, AALDLT has the potential for changing the face of liver transplantation.
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