How much of the donors liver is removed?
The liver is divided into a right lobe, consisting of 60% total liver volume and a left lobe, consisting of 40% total liver volume. The anatomical division between the lobes permits surgeons to divide the liver into two distinct sections, which can function independently of each other. Usually for an adult-to-adult live donor transplant, the right lobe is selected, however, in some cases the left lobe has been used depending on liver volume, anatomy, and size of liver, recipient and donor.
