Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of living donor liver transplantation in a program of adult liver transplantation.
Patients and methods: We studied the outcomes of the evaluation of 71 potential donor candidates for 53 adult candidates to liver transplantation.
Results: Ten of the potential donor candidates did not complete their evaluation. Among the remaining 61 potential donors, 29 (47.5%) were considered to be suitable donors. Only 17 (24% of the 71 initial candidates) underwent donation. The main causes for unsuitability for liver donation were a small remnant liver and vascular anatomic variants.
Conclusion: Fewer than 25% of potential liver donors became effective donors leading us to conclude that adult living donor liver transplantation has a low applicability.
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