JİNWOONG LEE, YEONHO YOU, JUNG SOO PARK, JİN HONG MİN, INSOOL YOO, WONJOON JEONG, YONGCHUL CHO, SEUNG RYU, SEUNGWHAN KİM, SUNG UK CHO, SE KWANG OH, JUNWAN LEE, HONG JOON AHN, SANG MİN JUNG
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation - 2020;18(1):120-122
Incidences of brain death due to nicotine overdose by e-cigarettes have been increasing. In such cases, liver donation has been not reported because of the secondary damage to the liver due to metabolism of large amounts of nicotine. However, kidneys have been considered acceptable for transplant. Here, we present a successful case of liver transplant from a brain-dead donor due to intentional nicotine ingestion who did not have extensive steatosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of such a case.
