Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alveolar Echinococcus Is a Difficult Procedure

Hatipoglu S., Bulbuloglu B., Piskin T., Kayaalp C., Yilmaz S.

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.45, no.3, pp.1028-1030, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.084
  • Journal Name: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1028-1030
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Surgical resection is the best treatment for early stage alveolar echinococcosis of the liver. In the stages that are not appropriate for resection and when the case develops complications, a liver transplant can be a lifesaver. The liver transplants of alveolar echinococcosis are technically difficult because of prior operation, interventional radiological procedures, and large mass. Despite such difficulty, living donor liver transplantation can save one's life.