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: Jamaluddin, F.H (Author), Jayaraman, T. (Author), Khalil, A.A (Author), Koh, P.-S (Author), Koong, J.-K (Author), Loh, P.S (Author), Mahadeva, S. (Author), Md Hashim, N.H (Author), Rajaram, R.B (Author), Yoong, B.-K (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd 2022
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Evaluation
Hepatic steatosis
Live donor
Liver transplantation
Metabolic syndrome
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