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Is receiving a liver donated by a living relative an option in transplantation?

April 26, 2017donated liver Living option relative transplantation

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Is receiving a liver donated by a living relative an option in transplantation?

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Yes. To explore this option, review California Pacific Medical Center’s special information on living-related liver transplantation and discuss this issue with your surgeon and your hepatologist.

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Yes. To explore this option, review California Pacific Medical Center’s special information on living-related liver transplantation and discuss this issue with your surgeon and your hepatologist. Our center does not perform this type of surgery, and we often refer to regional centers if this appears to be a good idea.