Living Donor Liver Transplant is not a Transparent Activity in India.

J Clin Exp Hepatol

Dept of GI Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Army Hospital R & R, New Delhi 110010, India.

Published: March 2013

Living donor liver transplant has gained rapid popularity in India as a life saving procedure for end stage liver disease. The undoubted benefit for the recipient is clouded by a few unfavorable outcomes in donors which have led to allegations of lack of transparency. These factors are easily remediable with an attitude of self audit and self disclosure by transplant centers, enabling a truly informed consenting procedure.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940284PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2012.10.002DOI Listing

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