What is liver transplantation

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Many people may have just heard of liver transplantation, but they don't know what the specific function of liver transplantation is, or under what circumstances will liver transplantation be performed. Let's talk about what liver transplantation is.

What is liver transplantation

First, according to the site of liver graft, it can be divided into orthotopic liver transplantation and heterotopic liver transplantation. Orthotopic liver transplantation can be divided into classic liver transplantation and piggyback liver transplantation according to the different anastomoses of donor liver vein and recipient inferior vena cava. In order to solve the shortage of donor liver and the problem of liver transplantation in children, living donor liver transplantation, reduced volume liver transplantation, split liver transplantation, domino liver transplantation and so on have appeared.

Second, liver transplantation is the only effective method to treat end-stage liver disease when liver disease develops to late stage and life-threatening stage. Liver transplantation has become a routine method to treat end-stage liver disease.

Third: in addition, there are auxiliary liver transplantation, liver and heart, kidney and other organ transplantation. At present, orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the most popular technique in the world. In short, the donor liver is implanted into the recipient's original liver according to the normal anatomical structure of the human body after the patient's diseased liver is removed.

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The above is the introduction of liver transplantation. Generally speaking, if conservative treatment has no effect, liver replacement will be performed. This is a big operation and a test for patients.