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10430352

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
27
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
The increasing number of patients listed for liver transplantation and the persistent low number of potential donors have led, in recent years, to the expansion of organ availability, as is the case of liver procurement from elderly donors. So far, results reported in the literature are controversial and only a few reports described satisfactory outcomes of transplantation using donors older than 60 years. In the case presented herein, we report the successful elective liver transplantation of a 65 year-old patient, who received a graft from an 87 year-old donor, whose well-preserved hemodynamic conditions, normal hepatic function, absence of parenchymal alterations, as well as short ischemia time, were the key points for this good outcome. Even very old donors can be suitable for liver transplantation. A careful evaluation of all the possible donor-related risk factors, mostly the presence of steatotic changes at liver biopsy, is always mandatory.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1819-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Successful liver transplantation using an 87 year-old donor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports