Reuse of liver allografts from brain-dead liver transplant recipients

A unique method of expanding the donor pool is to reuse allograft from recipients. Although there are case reports documenting retransplantation of livers, the concept has not been routinely adopted 1-7. From June 2007, we implemented a policy of reusing liver allografts. We present three cases and extrapolate from our experience the potential for liver reprocurement. The first of our recipients was a 17-year-old girl with acute liver failure...