What I Need to Know About Liver Transplantation

By National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Liver transplantation is surgery to remove a diseased or injured liver and replace it with a healthy one from another person, called a donor. Many people have had liver transplants and now lead normal lives. Your liver helps fight infections and cleans your blood. It also helps digest food and stores a form of sugar your body uses for energy. The liver is the largest organ in your body. This publication by the National Institutes of Health (Publication No. 10-4951) provides information about the signs and symptoms of liver problems and the treatments that are available.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478309954
• ISBN13: 9781478309956
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"