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Liver Transplantation
Children's Hospital Boston — A liver transplant is an operation performed to replace a diseased liver with a healthy one from another person. An entire liver may be transplanted, or just a section. The liver may come from an organ donor who has died, or from a family member ...More…
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Clinical Trials — Effect of Immunosuppression Drug Weaning on Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Induced Liver Damage After Liver Transplantation A Pilot Trial of Pediatric Liver Transplantation Without Steroids Drug: methyl prednisolone, hydrocortisone, prednisolone; Other: ...More…
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Additional Information on Liver Transplantation
Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse — Liver transplantation is usually done when other medical treatment cannot keep a damaged liver functioning. About 80 to 90 percent of people survive liver transplantation. Survival rates have improved over the past several years because of drugs ...More…
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Clinical Trials — Liver Transplantation Versus Alternative Therapies for Patients With Pugh B Alcoholic Cirrhosis Procedure: liver transplantation; Other: standard care for liver disease Liver Transplantation in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human ...More…
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Liver Transplantation
Clevand Clinic — Get liver transplant information including details on the procedure, waiting lists, potential complications and risks, and post liver transplantation recovery. The liver is the body's largest internal organ, weighing about 3 pounds in adults. It ...More…
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Liver Transplantation
American Medical Association — The liver has many functions, including building proteins and other substances for the body to use, removal of waste products and toxins from the blood, drug metabolism, and energy storage. Liver disease causes these crucial functions to fail. ...More…
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What I need to know about Liver Transplantation
Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse — Describes the signs of liver problems and reasons for liver transplantation. Explains the transplant waiting list and donor livers. Describes the surgery and recovery and how to prevent rejection. Provides a list of sources for more ...More…
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Additional Information on Liver Transplantation
Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse — Liver transplantation is usually done when other medical treatment cannot keep a damaged liver functioning. About 80 to 90 percent of people survive liver transplantation. Survival rates have improved over the past several years because of drugs ...More…
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Liver Center Data Profile
About the Liver / / Liver Specific Policies / Transplant Center To find risk-adjusted, transplant-related statistics for specific transplant centers, please see the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) Web site. The SRTR site ...More…
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Liver transplant
Mayo Clinic — Liver transplant - Overview covers definition, risks, results of liver transplant surgery. A liver transplant is a surgical procedure to remove a diseased liver and replace it with a healthy liver from a donor. Most liver transplant operations ...More…
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Lab Tests for Measuring Organ Function
A biopsy may also be taken to determine if a rejection episode has occurred. This is done by collecting a small piece of tissue from the organ and examining it under a microscope. Based on how the tissue looks, your transplant team can determine ...More…
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