Optimization of donor selection as well as institutional experience is imperative to improve the surgical outcome. Even though donor hepatectomy was associated with relatively higher complication rate, most complications showed low-grade severity which could be corrected by interventional therapies.
Although splenic enlargement and/or decrease in platelet count can persist for more than 6 months after donation in patient population after donor right hepatectomy, such a change did not impact donor's safety.
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