The number of individuals registered and waiting for a liver transplant is near 11,000. Matching a patient in need of an organ transplant with a healthy liver is critical, but an innovative surgical ...

Robotic surgery is beginning to transform one of the most complex abdominal procedures — liver transplantation — into a more precise, less invasive option, according to an April New York City-based ...

A year after her breast cancer diagnosis, Cheryl Colehour had been expecting to hear that she was cancer-free. Instead, she's being wheeled in for surgery again. They said well, there s something on ...

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic announced Wednesday that they've successfully completed a rare laparoscopic liver transplant. It's the first one for the Midwest and only the second operation of its ...

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has introduced the nation's first robotic living donor liver transplant at the university's transplant center.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: INSP) ("Inspire"), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative and ...

Liver transplant surgery involves replacing an unhealthy liver with a healthy one from a living or deceased donor. Recovery can take up to 1 year, and 5-year survival rates can be as high as 75%. A ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure is a treatment method used to lower portal hypertension, or excessive pressure in your portal vein. This vein is responsible for ...

An ultrasound-guided liver biopsy is a routine procedure in which doctors remove a small piece of liver tissue for analysis in a lab. Your doctor might recommend this procedure if they suspect there ...