Living-donor transplantation is a medical procedure in which a portion of liver is taken from a healthy and transplanted in the recipient with diseased liver. The remaining part of the liver in the donor regenerates and grows back to full size while the donated part in the recipient grows to become a fully functional organ. The liver has an ability to regenerate and the technological advancement in the medical field has made the liver transplantation procedure to be a huge success. Who can be the donor? The criteria for being a donor includes: Good health status ...   read more