‘Preserved’ liver successfully transplanted for first time
The landmark procedure opens the door for organ transplantation to become elective surgery, the Swiss doctors say
In a clinical first, a damaged human liver has been treated and preserved in a machine for three days before being successfully transplanted into a patient, Swiss doctors have revealed
Their patient, who had end-stage liver disease and liver cancer, quickly recovered his quality of life without any signs of liver damage, such as bile duct injury, or rejection, they report in Nature Biotechnology.
