J Korean Soc Transplant.  2019 Mar;33(1):1-5. 10.4285/jkstn.2019.33.1.1.

Pediatric liver transplantation in Korea: long-term outcomes and allocations

• Lee S
• Lee SK

• KMID: 2442596
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4285/jkstn.2019.33.1.1

Abstract

Pediatric liver transplantation has evolved into an effective treatment for a variety of liver diseases in the pediatric population. Over the past 25 years, pediatric liver transplantation results in Korea have matched international standards, and Korea has become one of the most important leaders in living donor liver transplantation. This review presents the cumulative outcomes of pediatric liver transplants in Korea and highlights other concerns related to pediatric liver transplantation, particularly pediatric liver allocation policy and split liver transplantation.

Keyword

Pediatric; Liver transplantation; Allocation

MeSH Terms

Humans
Korea*
Liver Diseases
Liver Transplantation*
Liver*
Living Donors

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Annual number of pediatric liver transplantations performed in Korea (2000–2018).

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  Fig. 2 Survival rate of patients (A) and grafts (B) in pediatric liver transplantation.

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  Fig. 3 Hospital readmissions by years after liver transplantation (LT; A) and causes of hospital readmissions (B) in 10-year survivors of pediatric LT. ACR, acute cellular rejection.

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  Fig. 4 Recipients of pediatric braindead donor livers in Korea (2011–2016). A large majority of livers from braindead donors age 6 years and older were allocated to adult recipients.

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