types of liver transplant
The most commonly used technique is orthotopic transplantation, in which the native liver is removed and replaced by the donor organ in the same anatomic location as the original liver. Liver transplantation is a viable treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure.
The Living Donor Liver Transplant Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is one of the largest and most experienced living donor liver programs in North America, and the only one offering laparoscopic removal of donor liver tissue in select patients.
Further developments in this area included split liver transplantation, in which one liver is used for transplants for two recipients, and living donor liver transplantation, in which a portion of a healthy person's liver is removed and used as the allograft.