Who decides? Living donor liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
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, Journal Article
Volk, ML; Marrero, JA; Lok, AS; Ubel, PA
Published in: Transplantation
November 2006
Few effective treatment options are available for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Some transplant centers have begun offering living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for selected patients whose HCC exceeds Milan criteria by a small margin. However, this remains a controversial subject. In this article, we weigh the arguments for and against LDLT for advanced HCC. Because donor autonomy forms the crux of this dilemma, the real question becomes: to whom does the decision belong, the individual donors or the medical community? We argue that donor autonomy should not be paramount in settings where the recipient benefit is uncertain.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Transplantation
DOI
EISSN
1534-6080
ISSN
0041-1337
Publication Date
November 2006
Volume
82
Issue
9
Start / End Page
1136 / 1139
Related Subject Headings
- Surgery
- Risk Assessment
- Neoplasm Staging
- Living Donors
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Neoplasms
- Italy
- Humans
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- 3204 Immunology
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Volk, M. L., Marrero, J. A., Lok, A. S., & Ubel, P. A. (2006). Who decides? Living donor liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplantation, 82(9), 1136–1139. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000245670.75583.3d
Volk, Michael L., Jorge A. Marrero, Anna S. Lok, and Peter A. Ubel. “Who decides? Living donor liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.” Transplantation 82, no. 9 (November 2006): 1136–39. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000245670.75583.3d.
Volk ML, Marrero JA, Lok AS, Ubel PA. Who decides? Living donor liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplantation. 2006 Nov;82(9):1136–9.
Volk, Michael L., et al. “Who decides? Living donor liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.” Transplantation, vol. 82, no. 9, Nov. 2006, pp. 1136–39. Epmc, doi:10.1097/01.tp.0000245670.75583.3d.
Volk ML, Marrero JA, Lok AS, Ubel PA. Who decides? Living donor liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplantation. 2006 Nov;82(9):1136–1139.
Published In
Transplantation
DOI
EISSN
1534-6080
ISSN
0041-1337
Publication Date
November 2006
Volume
82
Issue
9
Start / End Page
1136 / 1139
Related Subject Headings
- Surgery
- Risk Assessment
- Neoplasm Staging
- Living Donors
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Neoplasms
- Italy
- Humans
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- 3204 Immunology