These results, which represent the experience of a single institution over the last 6 years, indicate that ex situ split liver transplantation can be performed in children with good overall outcome and acceptable morbidity.
Results of retransplantation in children remain inferior to those after first transplantation. There is a trend toward improving results. Liver retransplantation makes an important contribution to overall survival in children.
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