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01-08-2003 | Case Report

Re-use of a liver allograft; an exceptional opportunity to enlarge the organ donor pool

Authors: Raphaël Rubay, Xavier Wittebolle, Olga Ciccarelli, Francine Roggen, Stéphanie Talpe, Pierre-François Laterre, Raymond Reding, Jan Lerut

Published in: Transplant International | Issue 8/2003

Abstract

Liver allograft re-use is an exceptional way of enlarging the donor pool. We describe here a case of a re-used liver allograft, originating from an insulin-intoxicated donor and transplanted at first into a recipient presenting with hyperacute liver failure due to paracetamol intoxication. Because the original recipient developed an irreversible cerebral oedema, the allograft was re-implanted electively 55.5 h later into a patient with post-viral C cirrhosis and solitary hepatocarcinoma. Both donor and recipient operations were technically successful; liver function after the second use of the graft was normal.

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Title: Re-use of a liver allograft; an exceptional opportunity to enlarge the organ donor pool
Authors: Raphaël Rubay
Xavier Wittebolle
Olga Ciccarelli
Francine Roggen
Stéphanie Talpe
Pierre-François Laterre
Raymond Reding
Jan Lerut
Publication date: 01-08-2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Transplant International / Issue 8/2003
Print ISSN: 0934-0874
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2277
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00147-003-0553-y

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