Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	122256
DOI	10.5500/wjt.122256
Country	Malaysia

Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Living donor outcomes in an emerging living donor liver transplantation program: A single-center experience from Malaysia
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Yeong Sing Lee, Shi Yu Cheng, Arbaie Hannis, Sanjiv Mahadeva, Kee Seang Chew and Peng Soon Koh
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Corresponding Author	Peng Soon Koh, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Unit, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 59100, Malaysia. kohps2000@yahoo.com
Key Words	Living donor liver transplantation; Donor outcomes; Hepatectomy; Perioperative complications; Malaysia
Core Tip	Universiti Malaya Medical Centre established Malaysia’s first structured adult living donor liver transplantation program in a public institution (2017) and has performed 30 living donor hepatectomies using right lobe, left lobe, and left lateral segment grafts. Donor safety is maintained through rigorous three-phase donor evaluation, multidisciplinary selection meetings, standardized open hepatectomy with routine intraoperative cholangiography, and protocol-driven perioperative care. Zero donor mortality, low-incident self-limiting complications, favorable intraoperative blood loss and length of hospital stay, and complete functional recovery indicate living donor liver transplantation can be safe in a low-volume, resource-constrained center when supported by robust clinical governance and evolving institutional expertise.
Citation	Lee YS, Cheng SY, Hannis A, Mahadeva S, Chew KS, Koh PS. Living donor outcomes in an emerging living donor liver transplantation program: A single-center experience from Malaysia. World J Transplant 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.5500/wjt.122256
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Received	2026-04-15 02:36
Peer-Review Started	2026-04-15 02:38
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Revised	2026-07-13 02:36
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