Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2014; 20(37): 13607-13614
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13607
Problem of living liver donation in the absence of deceased liver transplantation program: Mansoura experience
Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Hosam Hamed, Tarek Salah, Waleed Elsarraf, Mohamed Elshobary, Ahmed Mohamed Sultan, Ahmed Shehta, Omar Fathy, Helmy Ezzat, Amr Yassen, Mohamed Elmorshedi, Mohamed Elsaadany, Usama Shiha
Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Hosam Hamed, Tarek Salah, Ahmed Mohamed Sultan, Ahmed Shehta, Omar Fathy, Mohamed Elsaadany, Gatrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Gastrointestinal Surgical Center, Mansoura University, Daqahlia 35516, Egypt
Waleed Elsarraf, Amr Yassen, Mohamed Elmorshedi, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Gastrointestinal Surgical Center, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Daqahlia 35516, Egypt
Mohamed Elsaadany, Internal Medicine Department, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Daqahlia 35516, Egypt
Usama Shiha, Radiology Department, Gastrointestinal Surgical Center, Mansoura University, Daqahlia 35516, Egypt
Author contributions: Wahab MA and Hamed H contributed to conception and design, analysis and interpretation of data, drafted the article and revised it; Salah T, Elsarraf W, Elshobary M, Sultan AM, Shehta A, Fathy O, Yassen A, Elmorshedi M, Elsaadany M and Shiha U contributed to acquisition, analysis and interpretation of the data; all authors made final approval of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Professor, Chair of Liver Transplantation Unit, Gatrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Gastrointestinal Surgical Center, Gehan Street, Mansoura University, Republic Street, Daqahlia 35516, Egypt. wahab_m_eg@yahoo.com
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Received: January 25, 2014
Revised: April 3, 2014
Accepted: May 19, 2014
Published online: October 7, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: This is the first case series from a country where a deceased donor liver transplantation program is not available and the shortage of living liver donors is high. We report our experience regarding the problem of excluded donors and possible strategies to overcome this problem. We hope that this experience will be of benefit to the readers of the World Journal of Gastroenterology.