Liver transplantation

Liver transplantation
A healthy human liver removed at autopsy
Specialty	Hepatology, Transplant surgery
Complications	Primary nonfunction of graft, hepatic artery thrombosis,[1] portal vein thrombosis,[1] biliary stenosis, biliary leak, ischemic cholangiopathy[2]
ICD-9-CM	50.5
MeSH	D016031
MedlinePlus	003006
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Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver transplantation is a treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure, although availability of donor organs is a major limitation. The most common technique is orthotopic transplantation, in which the native liver is removed and replaced by the donor organ in the same anatomic position as the original liver. The surgical procedure is complex, requiring careful harvest of the donor organ and meticulous implantation into the recipient. Liver transplantation is highly regulated, and only performed at designated transplant medical centers by highly trained transplant physicians and supporting medical team. Favorable outcomes require careful screening for eligible recipients, as well as a well-calibrated live or deceased donor match.^[3]