Use of Steatotic Grafts in Liver Transplantation: Current Status
Ana I. Álvarez‐Mercado, José Gulfo, Manuel Romero Gómez, Mónica B. Jiménez‐Castro, Jordi Gracia‐Sancho, Carmen Peralta – 10 February 2019 – In the field of liver transplantation, the demand for adequate allografts greatly exceeds the supply. Therefore, expanding the donor pool to match the growing demand is mandatory. The present review summarizes current knowledge of the pathophysiology of ischemia/reperfusion injury in steatotic grafts, together with recent pharmacological approaches aimed at maximizing the utilization of these livers for transplantation.