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San Diego — Latest Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD 3.0) Scoring System In July 2023, the Federal Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) liver transplant According to new research, …

Janet Hong said she received a living donor liver transplant in September and is now on the road to recovery. (Courtesy of Janet Hong) Doctors told Janet Hong that she …

Photo credit: SvetaZi Living donor liver transplants are increasingly emerging to increase the number of transplant patients and reduce the demand for deceased donor transplants. Living liver transplantation (LDLT) from …

1 Introduction The landscape of liver transplant in the US has evolved considerably over the last 60 years since Dr. Starzl performed the first liver transplant (1). Advancements in perioperative …

Sandy Flash didn't want other families to go through the pain of waiting like her family did. CLEVELAND — The first time Sandy Flash saw Sonny White's bright smile, he …

The Banu Bedestenci Sönmez Liver Pair Exchange System has performed 144 liver exchange transplants to date, 129 of which were performed in the 13 months since the program's publication in …

According to the American Cancer Society, there were more than 100,000 new cases of colon cancer this year. If it spreads, it is considered metastatic colon cancer. That's what happened …

1 Introduction Hepatic myelopathy (HM) was first reported in 1949 (1). It is a rare complication of the central nervous system associated with the terminal stage of chronic liver disease, …

Seth Webb, 30, of Macclesfield, North Carolina, and Scott Owen, 72, of Cameron, North Carolina, both needed new livers. Surgeons at UNC Hospitals took full advantage of this opportunity and …

Transplant surgeon Dr. Charles Rosen discusses liver transplant and the importance of organ donation. This interview originally …