Systematic Evaluation of the Safety Threshold for Allograft Macrovesicular Steatosis in Cadaveric Liver Transplantation

Systematic Evaluation of the Safety Threshold for Allograft Macrovesicular Steatosis in Cadaveric Liver Transplantation

Background: Currently, 30% macrovesicular steatosis (MaS) content is usually assigned empirically as the boundary between “use” and “refuse” a donor liver for liver transplantation (LT); however, this cut-off is questionable due to the lack of systemic evidence of the efficiency relative to prognosi...

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Main Authors: Zhengtao Liu, Junjun Jia, Huaijun Ning, Shuping Que, Lin Zhou, Shusen Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
donor
macrovesicular steatosis
mortality
outcomes
liver transplantation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.00429/full

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