Liver Transplant Recipient Preparation

The preparation process, which starts with the blood group and biochemical tests, continues with radiological films and consultations as additional examinations required by those. It should be understood that liver disease is serious enough to require transplant, and it is shown that other body systems are healthy enough to survive such an operation.

It should not be forgotten that the liver, unlike other organs, does not have an artificial support system that can replace it in its deficiency (such as dialysis for kidney, pump for heart-lung problems, etc.).

Liver Transplant Donor Preparation

The person who will become a liver donor must be completely healthy. It is highly important and necessary that there is no additional disease or infectious disease and the liver is not too fatty. In the right lobe transplants, approximately 60-70 percent of the donor liver is transplanted to the recipient. Therefore, in computed tomography scan, while a large enough liver should be transplanted to the recipient, at least 30-35 percent of the left lobe liver should remain in the donor. In both the donor and the recipient, the liver reaches its former size in 3 months. In some cases (fatty liver, previous hepatitis B infection, etc.), a needle liver biopsy of the donor may be required.

Patient’s Blood Group        From whom Can be received Liver?

0                                                 0

A                                                A,0

B                                                B,0

AB                                             0, A, B, AB