Liver Transplantation |
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Liver transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver allograft. The most commonly used technique is orthotopic transplantation, in which the native liver is removed and the donor organ is placed in the same anatomic location as the original liver. Liver transplantation nowadays is a well accepted treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure. History The first human liver transplant was done in 1963 by Dr. Thomas Starzl of Denver, Color ...
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