Replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver removed from a donor. Liver transplants are most successful in the treatment of advanced liver cirrhosis in people with chronic active hepatitis or primary biliary cirrhosis. People who have primary liver cancer are rarely considered for transplantation because there is a high risk that the tumour will recur. During this procedure, the liver, gallbladder, and portions of the connected blood and bile vessels are removed. The donor organs and vessels are connected to the recipient’s vessels. After the transplant, the recipient is monitored in an intensive care unit for a few days and remains in hospital for up to 4 weeks.
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