ABO-INCOMPATIBLE PEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: THE ANALYSIS OF WORLD EXPERIENCE

• Main Authors: I. E. Tsirulnikova, O. P. Shevchenko
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs named after V.I.Shumakov 2012-12-01
• Series: Vestnik Transplantologii i Iskusstvennyh Organov
• Subjects: liver transplantation; pediatric abo-incompatible liver transplantation
• Online Access: https://journal.transpl.ru/vtio/article/view/227

In the review we present the world scientific literature data analysis of the results of ABO-incompatible liver transplantation in children and adults. Used previously and modern protocols of pre- and postoperative manage- ment of ABO-incompatible recipients from different transplant centers are described. While adult ABO-incom- patible liver transplantation is still linked with increased risk of immune complications, short and long-term results of ABO-incompatible liver transplantation in children are similar to those of ABO-compatible transplan- tation. We conclude that ABO-incompatible liver transplantation is reasonable in urgent cases for recipients of all age groups and for children without possible ABO-compatible living related donors.