TRANSPLANTATION OF THE LIVER COMBINED WITH OTHER ORGANS

Patients suffering from liver failure with other end-stage organ failu res may benefit from combined organ transplant procedures. Liver trans plantation has been combined with other transplants to treat otherwise -intractable diseases, such as advanced cystic fibrosis, primary hyper oxaluria, and cirrhosis. Multiple organ transplantation may be indicat ed following the resection of certain upper abdominal malignancies. Co mbining bone marrow and liver transplantation shows promise in improvi ng the immunological tolerance of the liver graft.