Two-stage transplantation is treatment option for liver metastases

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Surgeons during a liver transplant at Jena University Hospital. Image: Klinische
Surgeons during a liver transplant at Jena University Hospital. Image: Klinisches Medienzentrum/UKJ
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In non-cirrhotic liver diseases, organ transplantation in two steps, especially with a living donation, is a safe therapy option for donors and recipients. This is the conclusion of a case series evaluated by surgeons from the Jena University Hospital in "Annals of Surgery". Due to the normal organ function e.g. in liver metastases and legal requirements, no donor organs are available for these patients according to the waiting list criteria. 

Far above 1,200 patients were listed waiting for a liver transplant in Germany in 2021. ...
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