Liver transplants from older donors can last a century – one has even lasted 108 years – and survive longer than those from younger donors, raising questions about whether avoiding old livers should continue.
Livers transplanted from older donors can last a century in total and sometimes outlive ones from younger people.
Transplanting livers from older donors after they die is generally avoided because livers tend to accumulate more scarring over time, caused by factors such as drinking alcohol, obesity and viral infections.and Yash Kadakia at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and their colleagues analysed data covering …
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