Biology of Bone Marrow Transplantation

There are two kinds of liver transplantation. One involves the pl.acement of an extra (auxiliary) liver at sare heterotopic site such as the right paravertebral gutter, leaving the diseased native liver in place. 0ptim:mI revascularization of auxiliary livers includes portal inflow fran the splanchnic venous system. There has been only one example of long survival after clinical auxiliary transplantation, that being of a patient treated for biliary atresia nore than six years ago by Fortner of New York. Forty-two other attarpts throughout the world including four fran our center failed within a short title (1). The second and far nore widely accepted kind of liver transplantation is liver replacement ( orthotopic liver transplantation) after rE!lOVal of the diseased native organ. The following remarks will pertain solely to orthotopic liver transplantation.