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  2. Hepatectomy - Wikipedia

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    Liver surgery is safe when performed by experienced surgeons with appropriate technological and institutional support. As with most major surgical procedures, there is a marked tendency towards optimal results at the hands of surgeons with high caseloads in selected centres (typically cancer centres and transplantation centres). [citation needed]

  3. Liver transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Liver transplantation is a potential treatment for acute or chronic conditions which cause irreversible and severe ("end-stage") liver dysfunction. [4] Since the procedure carries relatively high risks, is resource-intensive, and requires major life modifications after surgery, it is reserved for dire circumstances.

  4. Watch the emotional meeting between a liver donor and the ...

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    Watch the emotional moment this liver donor meets the life she saved. “Sandy gave a piece of herself to save my baby’s life. Organ donation is truly an unconditional gift,” said Sonny’s ...

  5. Organ transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Liver transplantation is the only curative therapy for end-stage liver disease, and the liver is the second most frequently transplanted solid organ. [ 35 ] Pancreatic transplantation is a complex surgical procedure performed in patients with severe chronic diabetes, often in association with renal transplantation.

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  7. Nancy Ascher - Wikipedia

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    Nancy L. Ascher is an American surgeon, and the first woman to perform a liver transplant. Ascher specializes in transplant surgery, focusing on end-stage kidney disease, kidney transplantation, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver transplantation. [1]

  8. Pringle manoeuvre - Wikipedia

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    The Pringle manoeuvre is used during liver surgery and in some cases of severe liver trauma to minimize blood loss. [1] For short durations of use, it is very effective at reducing intraoperative blood loss. [2] The Pringle manoeuvre is applied during closure of a vena cava injury when an atriocaval shunt is placed. [citation needed]

  9. Stormie Jones - Wikipedia

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    There were very specific reasons for performing a combined heart and liver transplant in this young girl. Due to her inherited condition, Stormie's liver was unable to remove cholesterol, i.e. LDL-cholesterol, from her bloodstream. As a result, her LDL-cholesterol levels became very high and caused her to have two heart attacks by age six.