Types of Liver Transplant

A Liver Transplantation involves transplanting the liver from one person to another.
This is done when the Liver's function is reduced(compromised) in such a way that the life of the patient is threatened.

Donor organs can be obtained in two ways:

1. CADAVERIC DONORS:
   
   Cadaveric donor organs are taken from those patients who are declared brain dead. Organ from these individuals are retrieved as quickly as possible, packed in a preservation solution and ice and shipped to their destination as quickly as possible. The main requirement are that the Donor be of  a compatible blood type and the Donor liver be an appropriate size. No other matching is necessary.
    

2. LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANT:
   
   In living donor liver transplant a segment of the liver is donated from a healthy person to the transplant patient. This can be done because the liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate. Both the segment that was donated and the remaining section of the donor liver will grow to normal size within weeks. Parents, siblings and other relatives are eligible to donate organs to family members.
   
   Potential Organ Donors and Recipients undergo a comprehensive evaluation, including a psychiatric assessment to ensure that they are comfortable with their decision before listing.