Pediatric 肝脏移植手术

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

Specialists in the 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 Pediatric 肝脏移植手术 Program 有 performed more than 1,000 孩子们’s liver transplants. This makes us one of the largest and most well-established liver-transplant centers in the country.

We consistently lead the way in 研究ing and implementing new best 实践 pediatric liver disease 护理. Highlights of our program include:

Expertise in pediatric techniques: The UCLA liver transplant 团队已经 专家, 帮助 expand donor options through developing new surgical techniques. For example, we offer adult-to-child living donor liver transplants. We also perform split-liver transplants, in which we can split a donor liver into two portions for two different patients.

Collaborative approach: 当你选择皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校 健康 for your pediatric liver transplant center你的孩子as access to all the necessary pediatric subspecialists. We use a team approach and work closely with specialists such as pediatric gastroenterologists to make sure 孩子们 with pediatric liver disease 有 all the 护理 they need.

Seamless 护理 transitions: 之前, during and after the transplant, the UCLA liver transplant team walks your family through each step in your child’s treatment journey. Dedicated Child Life Specialists connect your family with others who 有 experienced similar journeys. They also support your family through recovery and rehabilitation. 当时机成熟, we 有 a specific process in place to help your child transition smoothly into adult 护理.

我们治疗的病症

Children are candidates for liver transplants if they 有 severe liver problems. Some reasons a child might need a transplant include:

Alagille综合症: A genetic disorder in which babies 有 fewer bile ducts — the tubes that carry fluid from the liver to the small intestine — than usual. 

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: A condition in which alpha-1 antitrypsin proteins, proteins that protect the lungs, are not the correct shape, increasing one’s risk for liver disease.

胆道闭锁的: A rare disease in the bile ducts and liver that occurs in newborns.

血色沉着病: A hereditary condition that can cause too much iron in the body.  

肝癌: When cancerous cells form and spread in the liver.

病毒性肝炎: An infection that leads to liver inflammation.

我们提供的治疗 

Thanks to our team’s commitment to 研究 and innovation, we offer approaches that expand the available donor pool for your child. Some of these techniques include:

Adult-to-child living donor transplants: With this option, adults can donate a part of their liver to a child recipient. The donor is usually a close family friend or relative.

Split-liver allografts: 通过这个过程, we can split a deceased donor organ into two portions to give to two different 孩子们. This technique allows more 孩子们 who need transplantations to receive them.

Multi-organ transplants: We continue to 研究 the best ways to perform multiple organ transplants in 孩子们, such as liver-heart transplants for 孩子们 who also 有 heart conditions.

认识我们的团队

Our specialists are experts in clinical 护理 as well as 研究 for pediatric liver disease. We consistently pave the way in establishing new treatments and techniques and increasing access for 孩子们 to receive liver transplants. Our team includes experts in liver transplant surgery as well as pediatric gastroenterology. 

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呼叫 310-825-8138 to request an appointment with a specialist in the Pediatric 肝脏移植手术 Program at 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康.