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.
Official statistics show that about 1.5 million people in China need organ transplants, although only some 10,000 transplants are performed annually.
Medical experts have long urged the establishment of a transparent system for organ donation and distribution in order to boost the number of organ donors.
ORGAN DONATION
Why is organ donation regarded as crisis with a cure? Read more to find out. View slide show on organ donation.
Why is organ donation regarded as crisis with a cure? Read more to find out. View slide show on organ donation.
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure Fosters Excellent Survival Rates
Nearly three out of four Japanese patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation following acute liver failure managed to live for more than ten years after the surgery.
Nearly three out of four Japanese patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation following acute liver failure managed to live for more than ten years after the surgery.
In Brain Dead Organ Donors, Timing is Crucial for Family Consent
Exhaustive research has shown that hearts used in transplants can only be sourced from donors that are brain dead before circulation to their heart has ceased.
Exhaustive research has shown that hearts used in transplants can only be sourced from donors that are brain dead before circulation to their heart has ceased.
