WORLD FIRST: Docs Remove Cancer Patient's Damaged Liver Before Transplanting It Back Into Body After Treating It With Machine

Prof. Pierre-Alain Clavien and Prof. Philipp Dutkowski during the transplantation of the liver treated in the machine.
Note: Licensed photo(USZ/Newsflash). Prof. Pierre-Alain Clavien and Prof. Philipp Dutkowski during the transplantation of the liver treated in the machine. Note: Licensed photo(USZ/Newsflash).
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06 June 2022
Doctors in Switzerland have successfully removed a cancer patient's damaged liver before transplanting it back into their body having treated the organ in a machine for three days. The multidisciplinary Liver4Life team at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) has claimed that the procedure is the...