Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity among adult donors are major challenges to living-donor liver transplantation: A single-center experience

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity among adult donors are major challenges to living-donor liver transplantation: A single-center experience

Objectives: Obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are rampant in South East Asia. There is paucity of data exploring its’ impact on donor suitability for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We aimed to describe and examine the factors related to non-utilization of potential do...

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Main Authors: Ruveena B. Rajaram, Thevaraajan Jayaraman, Boon-Koon Yoong, Peng-Soon Koh, Pui San Loh, Jun-Kit Koong, Alizan A. Khalil, Noorjahan Haneem Md Hashim, Fadhil H. Jamaluddin, Sanjiv Mahadeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Liver transplantation
Live donor
Metabolic syndrome
Hepatic steatosis
Evaluation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958421004620

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