Published with the inputs from Dr Sylesh Aikot, Surgical Gastroenterologist,Baby Memorial Hospitals- Kozhikode
A living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is a procedure in which a healthy person donates a portion of their liver to someone with severe liver disease. Because the liver can regenerate itself, both the donor’s and recipient’s livers grow back to near normal size within weeks to months. LDLT reduces waiting time for patients and offers excellent outcomes.
It is a surgery where a portion of the liver (usually the right lobe) from a healthy living donor is transplanted into the recipient. Both the donor and recipient’s livers regenerate and resume normal function.
A donor must be:
Yes. Living liver donation is generally safe, with very low risk when performed in specialized centers. The liver regenerates within 6–8 weeks. Donors usually return to normal life within 6–12 weeks. Risks include infection, bleeding, or bile leakage, but these are uncommon.
LDLT has excellent results:
Success depends on recipient’s condition, surgical expertise, and post-transplant care.
Recipients must:
If you or a loved one is suffering from end-stage liver disease or liver failure, the Liver Transplant Program at Baby Memorial Hospital (BMH) offers advanced living donor liver transplantation with expert surgical teams, safe donor evaluation, and comprehensive lifelong follow-up for both donor and recipient.
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