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To the editor, The demand for donor livers continues to increase. Strategies to increase the donor liver pool include increasing donor registration, using living donors, and using “extended criteria” for… Click to show full abstract
To the editor, The demand for donor livers continues to increase. Strategies to increase the donor liver pool include increasing donor registration, using living donors, and using “extended criteria” for donor livers. One such extended criterion is using livers with hepatic steatosis. With the high prevalence of obesity, the number of potential donors with liver steatosis will increase. The assessment of donor liver steatosis is typically made by intraoperative consultation, including frozen section. Most studies analyzing the accuracy of intraoperative steatosis determination have shown promising results.[1– 4]
Journal Title: Liver Transplantation
Year Published: 2022
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