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Who is a good candidate for intestinal and multivisceral transplantation?

Intestinal and multivisceral surgery is considered rather risky with a host of potential

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Who requires an intestinal and multivisceral transplantation?

Intestinal transplantation is usually necessary because of disease or trauma, but a patient

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How do living donor and deceased donor liver transplants compare?

There are two key advantages to a live liver donation -- a higher quality organ and a more

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What happens during a liver transplant operation?

Simply put, a liver transplant involves replacing a diseased or damaged liver with a donated

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What are the risks of a liver resection?

All surgeries have their risks. With a liver resection, in which part of the liver is

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What is a liver resection?

In a liver resection, surgeons remove just part of the liver -- sometimes up to 75%. In this

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What happens during an intestinal and multivisceral transplant operation?

For an intestinal transplant operation, a patient who has no intestine needs a donor organ.

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What is intestinal and multivisceral transplantation?

Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation are two types of surgery. Intestinal

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When is a liver transplant needed?

A liver transplant can make sense when cancer or cirrhosis with complications is the

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How long will it take to recover from a liver transplant?

It can take several months to recover from a liver transplant. In this video, transplant

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How does a liver transplant treat liver cancer?

A transplant is often a winning strategy for treating liver cancer. Watch this video featuring... Full Answer

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How is liver cancer treated?

There are a number of ways to treat liver cancer. In this video, transplant surgeon Dr.

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