A Patient's Guide to Liver Transplant Surgery « http://www.livertransplant.org/patientguide/index.html | | Detailed before , during , and after surgery information , including the transplant team , medications , and organ donation. transplant tour has surgery photos. |
A Transplanted Patient « http://members.aol.com/alanliver | | A personal view of what it is like to have a liver transplant and operation procedures , both before and afterwards. details about the liver and q& a format concerning transplantation. |
eMedicine Health: Liver Transplant Overview « http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13891-1.asp | | Consumer health resource center providing information on the risks and benefits of liver transplants. |
European Liver Transplant Registry « http://www.eltr.org/ | | (eltr) summarizes the results of about 40 , 000 liver transplantations in 35 , 000 patients from 120 centers of 20 countries. |
Jackson Gastroenterology: Liver Transplant « http://www.gicare.com/pated/epdlv44.htm | | Overview of reasons for transplant , evaluation , and transplant centers. includes information about surgery , recovery , and organ donation. |
Liver Kids: Transplantation « http://www.kinsey.id.au/liverkids/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=35 | | Offers a description of this procedure , what conditions are treated with transplant , risks involved , what happens after surgery , anti-rejection medications , and rejection. |
Liver Transplant « http://www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/home/content.cfm?proc_name=liver+transplant&content_id=272 | | Provides basic information and answers to common questions. includes patient success story. [story requires free realplayer download. ] |
Liver Transplant « http://www.emedicinehealth.com/liver_transplant/article_em.htm | | Emedicine article discusses types of transplant surgeries , how patient need is determined , and types of donors. includes exams and tests , self-care at home , medications , and when to seek medical care. |
Liver Transplant « http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/liver-transplant/DG00037 | | Mayo clinic article discusses the process from determining need through post-transplant treatment. includes waiting for a donor organ and preparing for the surgery. |
Liver Transplant « http://uimc.discoveryhospital.com/main.php?id=882 | | From the university of illinois medical center. explains who is a candidate , how the procedure is performed , what happens after , and potential complications. |
Liver Transplant Support Online « http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/nav/start.asp?webtag=livertransplant | | Information , chats , and message boards for pre- and post-transplant patients. includes news , medications and research , concerns , jokes , poems , and journals. |
Liver Transplantation « http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/summary/liver/liver.htm | | Describes the transplant process , and provides a link to the most current list of free publications available from the national institutes of health. |
Liver Transplantation « http://gastroresource.com/GITextbook/en/chapter14/14-15.htm | | Gastroenterology textbook explains the history of this procedure , indications for and against transplant , pre-operative procedures , post-operative management , immunosuppression , and recent advances. |
New Zealand Liver Transplant Recipients Website « http://www.livers.org.nz | | Provides information , personal experiences and contact people for all recipients , care givers and interested people. donors , fact sheets and the liver are three sections. |
Rays Liver Transplant « http://www.geocities.com/downshift1/ | | Story of my battle with hepatitis-c , my two liver transplants and also my post transplant years. |