Studies by doctors at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center on a new method to preserve liver has shown interesting results.
Usually, organs after being removed from the donor are kept in cold storage (CS), basically stored on ice prior to transplantation. Doctors have noted that the average quality of the liver has gone down coinciding with the average increase in age of the liver being donated. Thus, when doctors tested a new method of storage called Hypothermic Machine Perfusion (HMP), in which there is a constant supply of oxygen and key nutrients to the liver, while diluting and removing the toxins and waste products, they found that the quality of the transplanted liver was much better.
Liver Transplantation - Facts, Contraindications, Procedure, Follow up, Complications & Prognosis
Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one.
Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one.
The new method is not unknown, HMP has been used to preserve kidneys but the doctors are studying methods to make the HMP device more portable and specific to the liver. Liver is inherently more vulnerable to injury compared to Kidney.
With HMP, by keeping the liver in peak condition and improving quality of preservation during the critical period when liver is in transit, the chances of a successful liver transplant is more and also leads to fewer complications post transplant.
Liver Biopsy - Risks, Making Safe
Learn how liver biopsy is done? What are the complications of liver biopsy and what safety precautions are required before biopsy.
Learn how liver biopsy is done? What are the complications of liver biopsy and what safety precautions are required before biopsy.
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Quiz on Liver
How many of us know that the liver is a vital organ the size of an American Football? To understand more about the liver and its functions spend a few minutes taking part in this quiz.
How many of us know that the liver is a vital organ the size of an American Football? To understand more about the liver and its functions spend a few minutes taking part in this quiz.
Liver Cancer Treatment
Liver Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the liver. The present section provides a graphic description of the various forms of liver cancer treatment in addition to the latest techniques such as Chemoembolisation and Radio frequency Ablation.
Liver Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the liver. The present section provides a graphic description of the various forms of liver cancer treatment in addition to the latest techniques such as Chemoembolisation and Radio frequency Ablation.
