seen on tv where a father needed a liver trans. the son was a match. the sons liver was cut in two and half given to the father. they said the liver will regenerate to normal size /function for the father and the son. was i just hearing things or is this possible?
2007-01-30 03:45:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Yes, this is true. It's called a live liver donor transplant (LDLT). A healthy liver will regenerate itself, but a liver that is damaged from a virus such as Hepatitis B or C, or damaged from alcoholism is too scarred to regenerate. When a healthy portion of a donor liver is grafted to the veins & arteries, it will continue to grow & regenerate until it replaces the diseased organ.
2007-02-01 03:30:10 · answer #1 · answered by cindy1323 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a rely of certainty we are able to. there is many many partial liver transplants carried out each and each 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. Out of all the organs, the liver's suitable to the closest to staggering in that is skill to very almost regenerate itself.
2016-11-01 21:30:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋