Can Some Of The Organs In The Digestive System Be Transplanted?
Liver transplant is surgery to replace a diseased liver with a healthy liver.
Alternative Names
Hepatic transplant; Transplant - liver
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The donated liver may be from:
- A donor who has recently died and has not had liver injury. This type of donor is called a cadaver donor.
- Sometimes a healthy person will donate part of his or her liver to a patient. This kind of donor is called a living donor. The liver can regrow itself. Both people usually end up with fully working livers after...
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