Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6088260 | Digestive and Liver Disease | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Metabolic diseases that involve the liver represent a heterogeneous group of disorders. Apart from the metabolic defect, the subject's liver functions may be normal. With the increasing need for organs, livers from donors with metabolic diseases other than familial amyloid polyneuropathy might be possibly used for transplantation. However, whether such livers qualify as grafts and how they might impact recipient outcome are still unanswered questions. This review of the literature summarizes current experience in the use of such grafts in the context of cadaveric, domino, and living-related liver transplantation.
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Authors
Astrid Schielke, Filomena Conti, Claire Goumard, Fabiano Perdigao, Yvon Calmus, Olivier Scatton,