Successful ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation in a Patient with an Anaphylactic Reaction to Fresh Frozen Plasma During Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: A Case Report.

Background: ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation (ABOi LDLT) is a complex procedure involving the reduction of anti-A and anti-B antibodies by therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) to prevent acute antibody-mediated rejection. Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is often used as replacement fluid during TPE.

Case Description: We report an ABOi LDLT case in which the patient experienced an anaphylactic reaction to FFP during TPE. Additional TPE was performed using 5% albumin as replacement fluid. ABOi LDLT was successfully performed by adapting the transfusion strategy to avoid FFP and cryoprecipitate and to administer washed platelets.

Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of careful preoperative assessment, multidisciplinary coordination, and individualized approaches in ABOi LDLT, especially when the patient has an anaphylactic reaction to FFP.