Researchers report they have developed a machine that can not only keep livers alive outside the body for up to a week, but can even repair them if they're damaged.
, and even regeneration of partial livers, according to the researchers from the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
Injured livers from dead donors aren't suitable for transplantation, but the study authors said this machine may restore these organs to full function after several days. "The success of this unique perfusion system -- developed over a four-year period by a group of surgeons, biologists and engineers -- paves the way for many new applications in transplantation and cancer medicine helping patients with no liver grafts available," researcher Dr. Pierre-Alain Clavien said in a university news release. He is chair of the Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital of Zurich.
An initial study of the technology showed that 6 out of 10 poor-quality human livers that were refused for transplantation by all centers in Europe recovered to full function within one week of perfusion on the machine.The research was published Jan. 13 in the journal
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