Extended Indication for Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2007149 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Yuji Soejima · Kyushu University

Akinobu Taketomi · Kyushu University

Tomoharu Yoshizumi · Kyushu University

Hideaki Uchiyama · Kyushu University

Shinich Aishima · JGC (Japan)

Takahiro Terashi · JGC (Japan)

Mitsuo Shimada · Tokushima University

Abstract

LDLT was shown to offer acceptable results in patients who exceeded the Milan criteria. The indication for LDLT can therefore be expanded beyond the Milan criteria, especially for patients with small multiple tumors <5 cm.

Topics & Keywords

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Liver Disease and Transplantation Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Transplantation

Volume 83, Issue 7, pp. 893-899

DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000259015.46798.ec

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