Following surgery, the patient will wake up in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). During this time, a tube will be inserted into the windpipe
There are three types of liver transplantation methods. They include
There are three types of liver transplantation methods.
Orthotopic transplantation is the replacement of a whole diseased liver with a healthy donor liver.
Reduced-size liver transplantation is the replacement of a whole diseased liver with a portion of a healthy donor liver.
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.
There is a high risk of tumor recurrence and metastases after transplantation.
Replacement of a whole diseased liver by a healthy donor liver.
Cirrhosis, a disease that kills healthy liver cells, replacing them with scar tissue, is the most common reason for liver transplantation in adults.
When there is a possibility that the afflicted liver may recover, a heterotopic transplantation is performed.
Liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased liver and replace it with a healthy donor liver.
When an orthotopic transplantation is performed, a segment of the inferior vena cava attached to the liver is taken from the donor as well.
Removal of the entire liver (total hepatectomy) and liver transplantation can be used to treat liver cancer.