Launching Liver Exchange and the First 3-Way Liver Paired Donation

Saad Salman; Muhammad Arsalan; Faisal Saud Dar

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5440

Launching Liver Exchange and the First 3-Way Liver Paired Donation

JAMA Surg. 2023 Feb 1;158(2):210-211. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5440.

Authors

Saad Salman¹, Muhammad Arsalan², Faisal Saud Dar²

Affiliations

¹ Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute, Lahore, Pakistan.

PMID: 36477814
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5440

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This article discusses the successful implementation of a liver exchange mechanism that led to 3 liver allotransplants and 3 hepatectomies between 3 incompatible patient-donor pairs.

MeSH terms

Humans
Liver
Living Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement*