Reuse of liver grafts following the brain death of the initial recipient

To determine if there is a reasonable prospect of success of a re-use liver transplantation.We systematically searched for reports of liver graft re-use using electronic searches of PubMed and Web of Knowledge. We performed hand searches of references lists of articles reporting re-use of grafts.A systematic review of the literature reveals 28 liver transplantations using previously transplanted grafts. First and second recipients ranged in age...