Patient speaks after Chicago surgeons split liver to save 2 lives at Northwestern Medicine
Video from ABC 7 Chicago · 3:37
"Patient speaks after Chicago surgeons split liver to save 2 lives at Northwestern Medicine" · ABC 7 Chicago · 3:37 · Watch on YouTube
About this video
On ABC7 Chicago, a patient and Dr. Satish Nadig, a transplant surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, talk about a surgery in which one donor liver was split to save two lives.
Video published by ABC 7 Chicago. National Friends is an independent patient-advocacy charity; we share this video for patients and caregivers and are not affiliated with its publisher.
What it means for you
Splitting a donor liver lets one organ help two patients, often an adult and a child. Ask the centers you are considering whether they perform split-liver transplants, and compare liver transplant centers by state.
See typical wait, odds of transplant and survival for Northwestern Memorial Liver Transplant Program, and all liver transplant centers in Illinois.
New to the list? Start with how the liver transplant waiting list works.
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Sources
- ABC 7 Chicago: Patient speaks after Chicago surgeons split liver to save 2 lives at Northwestern Medicine (YouTube)
- SRTR: Program-Specific Reports (PSR) for U.S. transplant programs
About this content
Medically reviewed by James F. Trotter, MD and Joseph S. Redman, MD, PhD of the National Friends Medical Advisory Board on . Reviewers check clinical statements against the cited sources; data tables come from the public SRTR program-specific reports and OPTN policy.
Published by Friends of the National Liver Waiting List, a 501(c)(3) patient advocacy charity. Updated . Not medical advice: talk with your hepatologist or transplant team about your own care.