Liver transplant surgery involves replacing an unhealthy liver with a healthy one from a living or deceased donor. Recovery can take up to 1 year, and 5-year survival rates can be as high as 75%. A ...

Earlier, to ensure excellence and sustainable capacity building, the AIIMS Bhubaneswar entered into an MoU with the Institute ...

In a domino liver transplant, a person with a metabolic disorder receives a donor liver and then donates their original liver to another person whose liver is damaged from cirrhosis or cancer. Domino ...

Maria Contreras and Monica Davis share many things - including a vital organ. The two Ohio women, who refer to themselves as "split-liver sisters," received a liver transplant on July 1, 2020. But it ...

A liver scan describes a specialized imaging test that examines the liver to help identify certain conditions, assess liver function, and monitor treatment progress. The liver is the largest solid ...

The number of individuals registered and waiting for a liver transplant is near 11,000. Matching a patient in need of an organ transplant with a healthy liver is critical, but an innovative surgical ...

UChicago Medicine is using a new technology to destroy liver tumors without radiation, chemotherapy or even cutting the skin. Called histotripsy, it destroys tumors using sound waves. Amber Sikes was ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...