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Vasilios Papanikolaou
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Exceeding the UCSF Criteria
Abstract Background Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) represents an alternative to expand the organ pool for adult patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and end-stage liver disease. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate our institutional experience using criteria exceeding those of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Patients and Methods Between September 1998 and December 2006, 22 LDLTs were performed for HCC among patients exceeding the UCSF criteria. Results There were 17 men and 5 women of median age 55 years. Multifocal tumors were present in 19 of 22 patients. Tumor grading was: grade I (n = 8), grade II (n = 10), and grade III (n = 4). Microvascul…
Liver transplantation with grafts from septuagenarians.
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate our experience with orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) using grafts from septuagenarians. Patients and Methods Seventeen adult patients underwent transplantation with grafts from donors 70 years of age or older during an 8-year period. Results The median donor age was 73 years (range, 70–83). Eleven (64.7%) donors had experienced at least 1 hypotensive period and received vasoactive drugs. Median cold and warm ischemia times were 7.25 hours and 35 minutes, respectively. Two recipients underwent retransplantation because of dysfunction or primary nonfunction. Morbidity rate was 47% and hospital mortality rate was 23.5%. After …