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Living-donor liver transplant
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For a living-donor liver transplant, a healthy person donates a portion of his or her liver to the transplant recipient. The recipient's liver is removed and replaced with this part of the donor's liver. The recipient's and donor's surgeries are carried out at the same time in different operating rooms.
Last Updated:
January 24, 2008- Medical Review:
- Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology
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