Fact Sheets

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Pediatric Liver Transplants
Pediatric liver transplants at Yale Medicine are extremely safe and successful, and can cure many cases of childhood liver failure.
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Living Donor Organ Transplantation
Most kidneys and livers used in transplantation come from individuals who have died, but this doesn’t provide enough organs. So living donors are needed.
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Kidney Transplant
Kidney transplants offer many benefits over dialysis, including freedom to travel, fewer dietary restrictions and, most importantly, improved survival.
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Anesthesia for Organ Transplant
Organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney and pancreas, require highly specialized anesthesiology skills.
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Liver Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Risk factors for liver cancer include viral infections of the liver (such as hepatitis) and chronic liver disease (cirrhosis) as well as fatty liver disease.
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Pediatric Kidney Transplant
Kidney failure in children can be caused by birth defects and genetic conditions; a kidney transplant can be safe and effective treatment.
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Radiation Therapy for Liver Cancer
Yale Medicine has expertise the newest forms of radiation therapy to treat liver cancer.
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Diagnosing Liver Cancer
In diagnosing liver cancer, a pathological study is essential because the disease presents few symptoms. Pathology also guides treatment.
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Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease (fat deposits in the liver) can lead to serious medical problems. Weight loss is often an effective treatment for this condition.
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Alcohol-related Liver Disease
Alcohol-related liver disease occurs due to liver damage caused by excessive consumption of alcohol.