Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Liver transplantation can also be called as hepatic transplantation. It is a surgery that replaces the injured or diseased liver with a healthy liver of another donor person. It is a suggestive option for irreversible and severe liver dysfunction.  The liver transplantation has a greater risk of graft rejection, biliary and vascular complications. The technique of liver transplantation includes the following steps of cooling, hepatic transplantation followed by post-transplant immunosuppression. However this hepatic transplantation is contraindicated in people with.