Moreover, the transplant centers designated this liver as unsuitable for surgery because it had
A year later the recipient was completely healthy.His transplanted liver was working normally. However, further research is needed before this method can be widely introduced into clinical practice. But the results of the work suggest that the number of liver cells recognized as suitable for transplantation will increase.
The method the team used tosave the liver, is gaining more and more popularity in medicine. It is called ex situ normothermic perfusion. The organ is placed in a sterile environment and maintained at 37°C. This corresponds to the normal temperature of the human body.
In this environment the organ is constantly filledfluids that mimic the functions of the human body, such as hormones and blood. This liver was transplanted into a 62-year-old man suffering from progressive liver cirrhosis.
He was fully informed aboutexperimental nature of the procedure and agreed to the risks. His condition was so severe that he had almost zero chance of getting a liver transplant on time on the regular transplant schedules. As a result, the operation was successful.
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