Liver Transplantation

Hepatitis C-Infected Livers Expand Donor Pool For Those Already Infected

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 22nd, 2001

by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Using hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive livers might be the best way to expand the donor liver pool for individuals awaiting transplantation and who are already infected with the virus.

Donor organs for use in transplantation procedures are in short supply. Although cadaveric organs are often used for organ donation, physicians have begun to explore alternatives for increasing the supply of desperately needed organs. Georgetown University Medical Center researchers, with assistance from staff members at the United Network for Organ Sharing, recently completed a study showing that HCV-positive livers can be safely transplanted...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2001-10-22)

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