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| ISSN |
1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright |
©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
| Website |
http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Transplantation |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
| Article Title |
Rescue liver transplantation for liver failure with extrahepatic metastases: An ethical and clinical framework informed by two cases
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Seoung Hoon Kim, Byoung Ho An, Jin A Lee and Go Woon Jeong |
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| Corresponding Author |
Seoung Hoon Kim, MD, Senior Researcher, Organ Transplantation Center, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang 10408, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. kshlj@hanmail.net |
| Key Words |
Liver transplantation; Extrahepatic metastases; Hepatic failure; Contraindications; Surgical ethics |
| Core Tip |
Rescue liver transplantation (LT) is generally considered futile in patients with extrahepatic metastases, yet in rare situations acute liver failure not tumor progression poses the true immediate threat to life. This study describes two such exceptional cases and proposes a structured ethical-clinical decision framework integrating futility assessment, donor safety, allocation fairness, and values-aligned consent. Our model outlines when rescue LT may be ethically and clinically defensible, emphasizing that its value lies in restoring hepatic function and providing meaningful time not oncologic cure. |
| Publish Date |
2026-05-18 10:29 |
| Citation |
Kim SH, An BH, Lee JA, Jeong GW. Rescue liver transplantation for liver failure with extrahepatic metastases: An ethical and clinical framework informed by two cases. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(19): 116837 |
| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i19/116837.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i19.116837 |
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