Various types of liver transplantation may be performed depending on the availability of donor organ: deceased donor, living donor split grafts, variable ABO status, and auxiliary liver transplants.

Transplantation is one of the most successful treatments for severe liver disease. However, there is a huge shortage of living donors, and these donors face a high risk of physical and ...

Since the first OLT was performed in 1963, the field has changed dramatically as a result of improvements in surgical and anesthetic and management, postoperative care, organ preservation, and ...

as well as descriptions of artificial and bioartificial liver assist devices. A section on future treatments includes hepatocyte transplantation, auxiliary grafts and other temporary liver support.

“This rule removes unnecessary barriers to kidney and liver transplants, expanding the organ donor pool and improving outcomes for transplant recipients with HIV,” U.S. Health and Human ...