Evaluation of standard liver volume formula for Chinese adults

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 08:49 in Health & Medicine

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been used to alleviate the shortage of available liver donors. Accurate estimation of the standard liver volume (SLV) of the living donor and recipient is crucial. Scholars of different countries established several SLV formulae from clinical data, but which formula was the most accurate for Chinese adults has remained unclear.

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