Transplantation of the left lateral section of the liver from a living-related donor in Ukraine

Abstract

The paper describes current approaches to liver transplantation in children. It gives data on needs for liver transplantation, defines indications for its use, and considers main methods for grafting the liver from a living-related donor, the issues of immunosuppression, and legal and deontological problems. It also presents the results of 31 transplantations of the left lateral section of the liver from a living-related donor, which have been done at the A.A. Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.

Keywords

• liver transplantation
• hepatic cirrhosis
• hepatic failure
• biliary atresia