Right-lobe living donor liver transplantation

1. Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is currently performed at abou t 30 centers in the United States. 2. Careful and critical evaluation of donor and recipient is required for o ptimal outcome. 3. Right lobe donation is preferred over left lobe donation in adult LDLT. 4. There has been 1 donor death (<0.3%) in the US experiences. Donor biliar y complications occur in approximately 4% of the cases. 5. Recipient survival after adult LDLT in the United States is approximatel y 88%. Hepatic artery thrombosis occurs in 3% and biliary complications in 18%.