Graft regeneration rate and small-for-size syndrome in living donor liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Liver dysfunction, also called small-for-size syndrome (SFSS), sometimes develops despite a rapid restoration of liver mass. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the graft regeneration rate and SFSS. METHODOLOGY: We retrospectively reviewed 35 adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) recipients with a graft-to-recipient weight ratio (GRWR) of 1.86 developed SFSS, whereas none of the recipients with a graft regeneration rate of ≤1.86 developed SFSS. CONCLUSIONS: The rapid graft regeneration is associated with SFSS after LDLT.