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World J Transplant. May 29, 2020; 10(5): 129-137
Published online May 29, 2020. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v10.i5.129
Large Riedel’s lobe and atrophic left liver in a donor - Accept for transplant or call off?
Yuhki Sakuraoka, Rashmi Seth, Amanda PCS Boteon, Moira Perrin, J Isaac, Gowri Subash, Paolo Muiesan, Andrea Schlegel
Yuhki Sakuraoka, Rashmi Seth, Amanda PCS Boteon, Moira Perrin, J Isaac, Gowri Subash, Paolo Muiesan, Andrea Schlegel, The Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom
Yuhki Sakuraoka, Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tokyo 321-0293, Japan
Paolo Muiesan, Andrea Schlegel, NIHR Liver Biomedical Research Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Sakuraoka Y and Schlegel A designed research; Sakuraoka Y, Seth R, Muiesan P and Schlegel A performed research; Seth R, Boteon APCS, Perrin M, and Subash G contributed new reagents or analytic tools; Sakuraoka Y, Isaac J, Subash G, Muiesan P, and Schlegel A analyzed data; Sakuraoka Y, Muiesan P, and Schlegel A wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: The informed consent statement has been signed by patients.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All other authors have nothing to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Andrea Schlegel, MD, Associate Research Scientist, NIHR Liver Biomedical Research Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom. andrea.schlegel@uhb.nhs.uk
Received: January 5, 2020
Peer-review started: January 5, 2020
First decision: February 20, 2020
Revised: March 18, 2020
Accepted: May 12, 2020
Article in press: May 12, 2020
Published online: May 29, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first report on utilisation of large right Riedel’s liver lobes with further anatomical modifications for liver transplantation. We highlight donor and recipient risk factors and focus parameters with impact on recipient selection and on technical aspects for implantation. Additionally, we combine our case series with current available literature in this field.