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Transplantation for Liver Cancer Question: My husband has just been diagnosed with stage II liver cancer, although the doctors say the several tumors are still small. What are our options? Answer: Hepatocellular cancer usually occurs in an environment of chronic liver damage, which can be caused by hepatitis C, biliary cirrhosis, and, increasingly, fatty liver…
A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Definition Liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased liver and replaces it with a healthy donor liver. Purpose A liver transplant is needed when the liver’s function is reduced to the point that the life of the patient is threatened. Demographics Compared to whites, those with African-American,…
The Quest for an Artificial Liver It may account for only a fraction of the total weight of an able-bodied person, but the liver is a tissue engineer’s nightmare. Any scientist attempting to create a contraption that mimics even a tiny proportion of the natural functions of the human liver is up against a virtual…
A Risky Business By John Lake, MD Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Director, Liver Transplantation Program, University of Minnesota Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis In the U.S., there are currently more solid organ transplants performed using live donors than deceased donors (1). This trend represents the rapid…
Spike Seen in Transplants for Fatty Liver Disease By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: December 20, 2011 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner The frequency of liver transplantation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) increased six-fold over…
Seniors Are Good Candidates for Liver Transplants Although the risks associated with most operations are much higher for people over the age of 65, studies prove that liver transplant surgery is an exception. As transplant centers learn of this realization, age will no longer limit a person’s transplant eligibility. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. The liver…
Medical marijuana jeopardizes liver transplant A cancer patient is removed from the transplant list at Cedars-Sinai for using medical marijuana and for failing to show up for a drug test. He is hoping the hospital will reconsider. Norman Smith, who has been fighting cancer for two years, needs a new liver. He was placed on…
Management of Recurrent Hepatitis C Following Liver Transplantation: Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatitis
Management of Recurrent Hepatitis C Although it occurs in less than 10% of transplant recipients with chronic HCV, a severe and rapidly progressive form of recurrent HCV infection characterized by cholestatic disease has a major impact on survival. In contrast to a chronic hepatitis observed in most patients with recurrent HCV, this syndrome is defined…
Liver Transplantations for NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) occurs when fat builds up in the liver. This accumulation of fat damages the liver and leads to cirrhosis. NASH is rapidly increasing in the U.S. mainly related to the epidemics of obesity and diabetes. As a result, the proportion of liver transplantations performed for NASH cirrhosis rose…
Evaluation and Transplantation Liver transplantation is an effective and accepted therapy for a variety of chronic, irreversible liver diseases for which no other therapy has proved to be satisfactory. The liver can be transplanted as an extra (auxiliary) organ at another site or in the orthotopic location after the removal of the host liver. The…