ILTS-iLDLT-LTSI 2023 Consensus Conference: Enhancing Prediction and Management of Small for Size Syndrome in LDLT

The International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) is set to host the ILTS-iLDLT-LTSI 2023 Consensus Conference on January 27, 2023, at the iconic ITC Grand Chola in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. This esteemed event will delve into the critical aspects of small for size syndrome (SFSS) in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), providing a comprehensive platform for experts to share their insights and experiences.

Conference Overview

The ILTS-iLDLT-LTSI 2023 Consensus Conference aims to address the knowledge gap in SFSS prediction and management, focusing on liver transplantation with small for size grafts (SFSG). The conference will feature in-depth discussions on the incidence, definitions, clinical factors, and biomarkers of SFSS, as well as donor and recipient factors that increase the risk of SFSS.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the current practice and published evidence on SFSS in LDLT
• Define criteria and prediction models for SFSS in patients undergoing LDLT with SFSG
• Identify and intervene in patients with SFSG to reduce the risk of SFSS
• Provide recommendations and guidelines for the optimal multidisciplinary management of patients undergoing established SFSS

Expected Educational Outcomes

• Review and discuss research on SFSS, including selection criteria, prognostic models, surveillance strategies, novel therapies, and management
• Elucidate the current knowledge of portal hemodynamics and its practical application for SFSG in LDLT to prevent and manage SFSS
• Gain insights into innovations that lead to improvements in the field of LDLT

Conference Agenda

Day 1:

• Introduction
• Methodology
• WG1 Diagnostic criteria – Toru Ikegami
• Topic 1a – Presentation & voting
• Topic 1b – Presentation & voting
• Topic 1c – Presentation & voting
• Working group 1
• WG2 Preventing SFSS – Roberto Troisi
• Topic 2a – Donor selection
• Topic 2b – Recipient selection
• Topic 2c
• WG3 Anesthetic considerations – James Findlay
• Topic 4a – Medical
• Topic 4b – Interventional
• Topic 4c – Retransplantation

Day 2:

• ACLF Definitions – Sarin
• LT for ACLF – Hiroto Egawa
• ERAS in LT West vs East
• Machine perfusion
• Coagulation in LT – Klaus Gorlinger
• Cardiac monitoring in LT
• Liver Kidney donation – Pomfret
• LT for HCC PVTT Debate
• Altruistic donation – Cattral
• NAT for HCC – Chen
• LT for hyperoxaluria
• LT for cholangiocarcinoma – Mark Ghobrial
• LT in obese patients
• Renal protection in LT – Marina Berenguer

Important Note: In-person only topics and sessions will not be recorded. Please refer to the above content for more information.