A Living Donor Right Hepatectomy procedure is a surgery to remove the right half of an individual’s liver to be used for organ transplantation.
This video is intended to help patients with the process of providing informed consent to be a living donor for a liver transplant. It reviews:
- Why the liver is important
- How to become a living donor
- What happens during donor surgery
- What the possible risks and complications are
- What will happen after the surgery and after discharge from the hospital