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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).
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Is transplant a base word or root word?
Transplant is a base word.
How would you use transplant in a sentence?
The gardener transplanted the tomato from the pot to the garden bed.When my heart fails I hope to be able to get a heart transplant.
How do you use the word 'elated' in a sentence?
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How much cost of liver transplant in china?
cost of a liver transplant in china
Is a liver transplant a treatment for Wilson disease?
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Is Possible of Liver Transplant in India at low cost?
kem hospital is very affordable for liver transplant
Does chronic cholestasis require a liver transplant?
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What is the ICD-9 code for liver transplant?
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Can you transplant liver?
You can indeed.
How much do liver transplants cost in Philippines?
I am a liver cirrhosis patient and I need a liver transplant but I could not find a living donor among the family...what shall I do?
When was the first liver transplant performed?
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Is someone have hepatic faliure will die?
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Why It is not possible to transplant gallbladder without liver transplant?
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What can't you do if you have a liver transplant?
You are limited to the events you can do. Your body becomes weaker and much more immune to disease. Related to any transplant, you are unable to act as a regular person
What did Rory Gallagher die of?
Complications following a liver transplant.
