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In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers evaluated the effectiveness of magnetic anastomosis technology (MAT) in reducing the duration of vascular anastomosis and improving outcomes …

A woman with Mahvash disease presented with portal hypertension that necessitated liver transplantation; the liver complications observed in this case report distinguish it from what’s more typically seen in patients …

Lucas Goeller is looking for another miracle. At age 2, Lucas received a lifesaving liver transplant on July 1, 2015, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh from a 3-year-old Nebraska …

For 9-year-old Kason Tillery, Thanksgiving is also an anniversary. It was the day before the holiday feast one year ago that Kason returned home to Newark to start a healthier, …

Rasika Salva of Ocala watched as her young son’s health deteriorated. Not long after his birth, Logan, who turned 2 in October, had been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder …

Former Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton died on Nov. 9 after complications from a liver transplant, his obituary revealed. Hamilton, who was 60, had been battling bile duct cancer. He …

PITTSBURGH — A local family is speaking out to spread awareness about the need for organ donation, as their young son is in need of a second liver transplant. Channel …

Mr Kandasamy was born with biliary atresia, a congenital disorder that led to liver failure. Sanjay Kandasamy, a 20-month-old child from Tamil Nadu, became India’s first successful paediatric liver transplant …

Machine perfusion techniques are effective and appear to be better than static cold storage (SCS) in patients who underwent liver transplantation, suggest the results of a meta-analysis. A team of …

BOSTON — Prioritizing emergency liver transplantation for patients with severe acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) resulted in relatively good survival outcomes, according to a U.K. study presented here. Among 39 critically …