Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Is Recipient Age A Barrier?

As a result of increased life expectancy and a growing incidence of liver disease in the older population, demand for liver transplantation during later stages of life will continue to increase. Older patients (aged \u003e70 years) can benefit from deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) with similar graft and patient survival as younger DDLT recipients [1].