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Transplants (Liver)
Routine x-rays and blood tests are conducted by doctors to ascertain whether a liver transplant is feasible and necessary.
All the other organs and systems are also checked, including heart, kidney, lungs, brain and immune system.
The entire process of a liver transplant can be divided into four different stages:
The operation usually lasts between five and six hours, depending on different cases and the experience of the surgeon in charge.
Recent advancement in liver transplant have lead to the introduction of new techniques like reduced size liver transplantation - in which a small part of an adult liver is implanted into an infant or small child’s body – and split liver transplantation, in which the liver of one donor is divided into two portions and implanted into the bodies of two different patients.
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