Response to: “Left‐lobe living donor graft could be a good choice for liver transplantation”

We appreciate the comments of Ikegami et al. in regards to our recent study. Ikegami et al. pointed out that the use of left liver graft (LLG) in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) could be a good option with portal inflow modulation (PFM). First of all, there is no doubt that donor safety should be most prioritized in LDLT (1). Therefore, the use of LLG should always be taken into account during pre-transplant evaluations. As Ikegami et al. described, the improvements in surgical techniques and patient selection have successfully expanded the indications of LLG in LDLT.