Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to describe our technique and donor selection for donor hepatectomy, review our case series and report our complication rates and outcomes.
 Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 41 consecutive donor hepatectomy cases between October 2019 and November 2020 at Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. Complications were graded according to Clavien-Dindo classification. All cases were performed via laparotomy. 
 Results: Out of 41 donor cases, 38 (92,6%) were right lobe, 2 (4,8%) were left lobe and 1 (2,4%) was left lateral segment donor hepatectomy. Follow up was 9 ±2,2 months (4-16 months). There were 8 (19,5%) complications and all were minor (grade 1 or 2). There were no grade 3 or higher complications. Three (7,3%) of our donors are heterozygous for factor 5 leiden mutation and 4 (9,7%) of our donors had heterozygous prothrombin mutation. Length of stay was average 6.4±1,4 days (range=5-12). Ten donors lost weight with a supervised diet and exercise program. There was one wound complication in this subset of patients. 
 Conclusions: We present our single center donor hepatectomy series with excellent results. We also describe successful weight loss for donors with Body Mass Index (BMI) >30. Donor safety is the most important component of living donor liver transplantation. As donor results continue to improve, living donor liver transplant (LDLT) will continue expand worldwide.

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