Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | |
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Group “A” of native liver | - Age ≥ 18 years - Informed consent - Full possession of one’s own faculties - Patients who are going to undergo liver transplantation, independently from previous therapy or from the primary disease they are affected by | - Patients affected by polycystic liver disease - Excluded from liver transplantation |
Group “B” of excluded grafts | - Liver grafts with histologically proven macrovesicular steatosis, not fit for transplantation | - Liver grafts histologically proven macrovesicular steatosis fit for transplantation - Liver grafts not fit for transplantation due to causes other than steatosis |
Group “C” of focal pancreatic lesions | - Age ≥ 18 years - Informed consent - Full possession of one’s own faculties - Affected by pancreatic lesion histologically proven to be a carcinoma or with imaging and laboratory findings highly suspicious for PDAC, and treated by up-front pancreaticoduodenectomy or total pancreatectomy - Assessed by contrast-enhanced CT examination within 21 days before surgery | - Excluded from surgery due to the severity of their condition. |