The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago uses innovative surgical techniques for liver transplantation. Our team is dedicated to providing optimal healthcare to all its patients. The information here will help you and your family better understand the complete process of liver transplantation, and its benefits. Your primary care physician and your family are welcome to be included in your care plan. Respecting your personal choices and values is very important to us.
How To Visit Our Liver Transplant Program
Liver transplantation may be an option in treating your illness if you have been diagnosed with a liver tumor or end-stage liver failure due to any of the following diseases:
A living-donor transplant is when a living person gives an organ to a person in need. The donor can be blood-related or non-blood related. Studies have shown that living donor transplantation can be more successful than deceased donor. A living donor organ is transplanted immediately versus a deceased donor organ that has been out of the donor for a longer period of time. Having a living donor also can drastically shorten the waiting time, allowing the recipient to be transplanted sooner.
At the Transplant Center, we also have several new techniques that allow people to be living donors who may not have been qualified in the past. These methods include paired donation and transplantation of blood type incompatible donors.
Deceased-donor transplant
A deceased donor transplant is when a person is diagnosed with brain death and the immediate family has given consent for his/her organs to be donated for transplantation. After the organs are retrieved from the donor and found to be a suitable match, it is transported to our Medical Center.
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