Feasibility of using marginal liver grafts in living donor liver transplantation

Table 2 Incidence of small-for-size syndrome when using small-for-size grafts n (%)

Ref.	n	SFSS (Incidence)	Factors to SFSS	Study type
Goldaracena et al[21] (2017)	NS	NS	A graft GRWR < 0.8% of predisposes the graft to SFSS	RE
Graham et al[22] (2014)	NS	NS	GRWR of 0.8 to 1.0 was established as a lower limit to prevent SFSS	RE
Botha et al[23] (2010)	21	1 (4.7)	Hemi-portocaval shunt can decrease SFSS incidence	RS
Goralczyk et al[24] (2011)	22	5 (22.7)	Posterior cavoplasty can decrease SFSS incidence	RS
Soejima et al[25] (2003)	36	8 (22.2)	Cirrhosis predisposes the graft to SFSS	RS
Ben-Haim et al[26] (2001)	40	5 (8)	Child’s class B or C with received grafts of GRWR < 0.85% predisposes the graft to SFSS	RS
Sudhindran et al[27] (2012)	NS	10%-20%	Left lobe grafts predisposes the graft to SFSS	RE
Yi et al[28] (2008)	29	8 (27.5)	Left lobe grafts predisposes the graft to SFSS	RS
Soejima et al[29] (2012)	312	43 (15.3)	Left lobe grafts predisposes the graft to SFSS	RS
Gruttadauria et al[30] (2015)	83	13 (15.7)	Non-surgical modulation of the portal inflow can decrease SFSS incidence	RS
Shoreem et al[31] (2017)	174	20 (11.5)	Left lobe grafts predisposes the graft to SFSS	RS
Lauro et al[32] (2007)	8	4 (50)	Surgical modulation of the portal inflow can decrease SFSS incidence	RS

RE: Review; RS: Retrospective study; SFSS: Small-for-size syndrome; GRWR: Graft-to-recipient weight ratio.