Mureo Kasahara

Genetic evaluation in living liver donors: beyond individual risk to system responsibility

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) increasingly depends on biologically related donors, particularly in Asia and the Middle East, where deceased donation remains limited. This review evaluates genetic risks in living donors and proposes a system-based ap...

An international multicenter analysis of the outcome of pediatric first variceal hemorrhage

Background & Aims: Management of portal hypertension in children including primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding is controversial due to limited understanding of mortality risk after first variceal hemorrhage (1VH). This international multicenter study was designed to advance...

Long‐Term Restoration of Anticoagulant Function After Liver Transplantation for Severe Congenital Protein C Deficiency: A Single‐Center Experience Involving Three Pediatric Patients

Severe congenital protein C (PC) deficiency is a rare inherited coagulation disorder that can be difficult to control with conventional medical treatment alone. We report a single-center case series of three pediatric patients with severe congenital PC deficiency who underwent li...