肝脏移植手术

Why choose 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 for liver transplant?

The specialists in the UCLA 肝脏移植手术 Program are international leaders in liver transplant procedures and technology. We have one of the oldest and most active programs in the country and some of the most experienced surgeons in the western United States treating liver disease.

我们的肝病专家团队, 临床医生, researchers and surgeons doesn’t just specialize in the newest and best techniques—we helped develop them. When you choose 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 for a liver transplant, you benefit from: 

优秀的结果: We consistently meet and exceed the national averages in terms of both patient and graft survival. We are a Center of Excellence provider and a referral center, meaning we treat patients with the most complex liver conditions. 

全方位护理: We coordinate with multiple 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 specialists to offer a wide range of services. 例如，通过 弗莱格肝脏研究所, patients have access to care for all types of liver disease. Thanks to our partnership with hepatobiliary surgeons, we are one of the only institutions in the country that offers liver transplants for cancer that forms in bile ducts, called cholangiocarcinoma.

无缝的转换: Through collaboration with UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, we offer pediatric-to-adult care in one convenient setting. 我们的合作, multidisciplinary team cares for both children and adults, and our dedicated specialists help children make a smooth transition to adult care.

临床试验: Thanks to our research team, patients have access to promising new therapies. Many of the treatment protocols we developed are now commonly used in other transplantation programs worldwide.

我们的护理领域

The types of liver transplant in our program include: 

成人肝移植: Our team has performed more than 6,000 liver transplants. We have achieved international recognition for our program and have developed many pioneering treatments that are now used worldwide.

Pediatric liver transplants: 我们的团队 UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital has performed more than 900 pediatric liver transplants. This high volume makes our Pediatric 肝脏移植手术 Program one of the largest, most reputable programs of its kind in the world.

肝胆管的手术: 如果你有丙型肝炎, advanced liver disease or another condition that requires a liver transplant, you may need specialized treatment while awaiting your transplant. Our hepatobiliary surgeons work together with transplant surgeons and the Dumont-UCLA Liver 癌症中心 to evaluate and treat all patients with liver disease.

我们治疗的病症

If your liver stops working properly, you may need a liver transplant. There are several reasons for a liver transplant due to liver failure, including:

• 自身免疫性肝炎: When your immune system attacks your liver, causing it to become inflamed.
• 肝硬化: When healthy liver tissue is replaced with scar tissue, often because of 酒精 abuse or hepatitis.
• 胆管癌: Cancer that forms in your bile ducts, the tubes that carry fluid from your liver to your intestines. 
• End-stage liver disease (liver failure): Liver failure occurs when your liver stops performing its functions, 比如储存糖, breaking down saturated fat and ridding your body of drugs, 酒精, 还有其他毒素. 
• 丙型肝炎: A liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus. 
• 肝癌: When cancerous cells begin in your liver.
• Combined 心脏和肝脏疾病: Most patients who have had a Fontan procedure, a type of open-heart surgery, experience liver congestion and fibrosis that may lead to liver failure. 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心, specialists from multiple disciplines work together to help patients with the highest risk of combined heart and liver disease. 

我们的专家团队

超过25年了, our program has been among the top liver transplant programs in the United States. Our providers understand that a liver transplant can affect your whole life. We work closely with you and your family and use a patient-centered, compassionate approach to help you make the best decisions in complex situations.