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What percentage of a healthy liver does a patient need to survive?
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we only have one liver but our liver is separated into four parts.
One. It's the largest internal organ.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 9y agoGenerally, you can have two-thirds of your liver removed and still survive. However, each person and circumstance is different and this number may vary.
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∙ 15y agoActually, you can - provided you are otherwise healthy and the remaining portion of your liver is healthy. The liver will grow back to its normal size.
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∙ 13y agoPatients have survived with only 15-20% of their original liver, provided that 15-20% was healthy.
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∙ 15y agoThere is one liver in your body.
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∙ 12y agohumans only have one liver.
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∙ 12y agoOne only.
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How great is the risk for a patient with cirrhosis to develop hepatoma?
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How many sections of a donor liver are adequate for a reduced-size liver transplantation?
Two sections of a donor liver have been enough to save a patient in liver failure, especially if the patient is a child.
How much liver is required for liver transplant?
Enough to keep the recipient alive and hopefully healthy, so it's around 90-110% of the size of the recipient's original liver that is required. (You can survive with only 5% of your liver working, but obviously the liver transplant recipient wants to live, not merely survive (since you can "survive" whist being quite ill). If a liver becomes available, it would be silly not to transplant as much of it as possible to meet the size of the original, since this speeds up recovery time post-transplant - i.e the liver does not need lots of time to regenerate, since it's already the correct size).
Orthotopic liver transplantation?
Replacement of a whole diseased liver by a healthy donor liver.
Can you survive without the liver?
no you cant!
What are some perks associated with a healthy liver?
The major benefit of having a healthy liver is that you cannot live without one. The liver is involved in almost all areas of the body, and if it is not performing healthy, you will become sick.
When is a liver transplantation needed?
A liver transplant is needed when the liver's function is reduced to the point that the life of the patient is threatened.
Can you take seroquel if a patient has cirrhosis of liver?
No
What happens to a person who has been snorting vicodin for a year?
Well, Considering that vicodin isn't meant to be snorted, who knows. Something that will happen despite whether you take it how you should or not would be it killing your liver. You can survive on between a half and a third - assuming that much of the liver is healthy. That doesn't mean you WANT to kill it... Oh and like I said, that's with the assumption you have a healthy liver and you don't even want me to explain the meanings of a healthy one. Chances are, you don't.
What is the procedure known as a liver transplant?
Liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased liver and replace it with a healthy donor liver.
What is an orthotopic liver transplantation?
Orthotopic transplantation is the replacement of a whole diseased liver with a healthy donor liver.
