UChicago Medicine transplant surgeon Dr. John LaMattina explains adult living donor liver transplantation in this animated video. Living donor liver transplantation is an option for patients with endstage liver disease or liver failure. A liver from a living donor is an alternative to the long organ waiting list, and a faster path to transplant. The living donor's liver and the recipient's new piece of liver will fully regrow and function normally within a few months of transplant. Dr. LaMattina also reviews the requirements for a living liver donor and explains the surgeries.

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