A liver transplant is surgery to remove an unhealthy liver from the body and replace it with a healthy liver from a donor. The donor liver is usually from a person who...
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You will be put under general anesthetic (put to sleep) so you do not feel any pain during the operation. Then, two or three drainage tubes will be inserted around your liver, to drain...
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The results of liver transplantation have been improving steadily. Within one year, the survival rate is around 90% with the five-year survival rate around 75-80%. Most deaths occur from...
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Following surgery you will be in an intensive care unit for around one or two days. Then, providing there are no complications, you will be moved to another part of the hospital. Most...
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