Use of a Right Lateral Sector Graft in Living Donor Liver Transplantation Is Feasible, but Special Caution Is Needed With Respect to Liver Anatomy

Right lateral sector (RLS) grafting has been introduced to enlarge the potential donor pool for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT); however, evidence of its feasibility is limited. Data from 437 LDLTs carried out between 2000 and 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. LDLTs using a right liver graft (n = 251) were compared with those using a RLS graft (RLSG; n = 28). No donor mortality occurred, and the major complication rates were similar between the two groups. Postoperative liver function preservation was better in the RLSG donors. Concerning the recipients, the mortality and overall survival rates were similar between the two groups. The complication rate for the recipients was higher when more than two arterial or biliary anastomoses were necessary. A systematic literature search identified four reports on LDLT using RLSGs. Among 66 LDLTs, including the present series, there were no cases of donor death, and the rates of major and minor complications in the donors were 6% and 29%, respectively. The major complication and overall mortality rates in the recipients were 29% and 6%, respectively. LDLT using an RLSG is feasible, with an acceptable survival rate among the recipients.

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