Widespread application of cadaveric split or living donor liver transplantation bears
considerable potential to increase the pool of available organs and thus alleviate the
problem of organ shortage. Although splitting of a cadaveric liver into two grafts for adult
recipients can be performed successfully, sufficient function of undersized grafts is a major
concern. To minimize the risk for living donors, transplant surgeons aim at procuring the
least necessary liver volume, also leading to potentially small grafts. When small partial …