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Liver Transplant

Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver from another person. Liver transplantation is a treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure

How and why is it done?

Liver transplant surgery is a major operation that will take between six and 12 hours. During this operation, the surgeon replaces a patient's diseased liver with a whole or partial healthy liver from another person. Types of organ donors are brain-dead organ donors, cardiac-death organ donors, and living organ donors. 

Liver transplant surgery carries a risk of significant complications. There are risks associated with the procedure itself and with the drugs necessary to prevent rejection of the donor's liver after the transplant. Anti-rejection drugs or immunosuppressants are prescribed after the transplant surgery. 


 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I donate my liver to my family member?

Any member of the family, parent, sibling, child, spouse, or friend can donate their liver. Generally, liver donors must: Be at least 18 years old.

What is pre-transplant evaluation?

Pre-transplant testing is done for restaging in order to determine your disease response and the safety of receiving a transplant. Depending on the type of disease you have, restaging tests may include x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, bone scans, blood tests, and urine tests.

Who is not eligible for a liver transplant?

You may be disqualified from having a liver transplant if you have: 

  • Current alcohol or drug abuse problems.
  •  Uncontrolled infection that will not go away with a transplant.
  • Metastatic cancer or bile duct cancer.