Biliary Complications Following Living Donor Hepatectomy

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has become increasingly common in an effort to increase organ availability for the treatment of end-stage liver disease. Donor safety is a primary concern in LDLT. The majority of complications experienced by living donors are infectious or biliary in nature. The purpose of this paper was to review the existing literature on biliary complications in living donors.

Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 17, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Hillary J. Braun, Nancy L. Ascher, Garrett R. Roll, John P. Roberts Source Type: research