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How is the donor liver attached to the transplantation patient?
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∙ 13y ago
The liver and the inferior vena cava attached to it are removed from the recipient and replaced by connecting the inferior vena cava, the hepatic artery, the portal vein and the bile ducts.
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What tissue in addition to the liver is taken from the donor for an orthotopic transplantation?
When an orthotopic transplantation is performed, a segment of the inferior vena cava attached to the liver is taken from the donor as well.
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.
What happens if the patient's own liver does not recover after a heterotopic transplantation?
If the original liver does not recover, it will shrivel, leaving the donor in place.
What is an orthotopic liver transplantation?
Orthotopic transplantation is the replacement of a whole diseased liver with a healthy donor liver.
What is a reduced-size liver transplantation?
Reduced-size liver transplantation is the replacement of a whole diseased liver with a portion of a healthy donor liver.
What is an orthotropic liver transplantation?
Heterotopic transplantation is transplantation of a tissue to a place it is not normally found. In regards to cardiac transplantation, heterotopic cardiac transplant is the transplant of a donor heart without removing the native heart. This is a rare kind of cardiac transplantation.
Orthotopic liver transplantation?
Replacement of a whole diseased liver by a healthy donor liver.
How is it possible for a person to be a living donor for a liver transplantation?
It is possible to transplant part of a liver from a living donor and have both donor and recipient survive.
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 will happen to liver donor?
Depends on if it's a live donor or a dead donor. With a live donor only part of the liver is harvested for transplantation, and the remaining part will grow back to (close to) its original size within weeks.
How is a patient for liver transplantation screened?
Before transplantation takes place, the patient is first determined to be a good candidate for transplantation by going through rigorous medical examination.
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.
