Impact of small-for-size liver grafts on medium-term and long-term graft survival in living donor liver transplantation: A meta-analysis.
World J Gastroenterol
; 25(36): 5559-5568, 2019 Sep 28.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Small-for-size grafts (SFSGs) in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) could optimize donor postoperative outcomes and also expand the potential donor pool. Evidence on whether SFSGs would affect medium-term and long-term recipient graft survival is lacking.AIM:
To evaluate the impact of small-for-size liver grafts on medium-term and long-term graft survival in adult to adult LDLT.METHODS:
A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed by searching eligible studies published before January 24, 2019 on PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases. The primary outcomes were 3-year and 5-year graft survival. Incidence of small-for-size syndrome and short term mortality were also extracted.RESULTS:
This meta-analysis is reported according to the guidelines of the PRISMA 2009 Statement. Seven retrospective observational studies with a total of 1821 LDLT recipients were included in the meta-analysis. SFSG is associated with significantly poorer medium-term graft survival. The pooled odds ratio for 3-year graft survival was 1.58 [95% confidence interval 1.10-2.29, P = 0.014]. On the other hand, pooled results of the studies showed that SFSG had no significant discriminatory effect on 5-year graft survival with an odds ratio of 1.31 (95% confidence interval 0.87-1.97, P = 0.199). Furthermore, incidence of small-for-size syndrome detected in recipients of SFSG ranged from 0-11.4% in the included studies.CONCLUSION:
SFSG is associated with inferior medium-term but not long-term graft survival. Comparable long-term graft survival based on liver graft size shows that smaller grafts could be accepted for LDLT with appropriate flow modulatory measures. Close follow-up for graft function is warranted within 3 years after liver transplantation.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transplante de Fígado
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Doadores Vivos
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Aloenxertos
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Sobrevivência de Enxerto
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Fígado
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article