Adult-to-adult living-related liver transplantation using the right lobe -Case report

In the last few years an increase in the number of candidates for liver tra nsplantation has been observed, However the donor pool has not increased pr oportionally so that the lack of available donor organs remain a major conc ern. Living-related liver transplantation is actually one of the strategies to maximize donor organ use not only for paediatric but also for the adult patient population. The authors report their experience with the first adu lt-to-adult living-related liver transplantation using the right lobe. Desp ite a donor portal anomaly, the donor operation and the transplantation wer e uneventful. After six months' follow-up, donor and recipient are in excel lent clinical state.