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Living-donor liver transplant
For a living-donor liver transplant, a healthy person donates a portion of their 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.
Both the portion of the liver remaining in the donor and the portion donated will grow back to normal size.
Current as of: February 27, 2024
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