Learning that your child needs a liver transplant can be overwhelming, but St. Louis Children's Hospital is here to help you and your child. Our pediatric liver transplant program has one of the lowest waiting list times in the nation, with an average waiting time of 2 months, whereas the national average exceeds one year. If your child is already listed with another hospital’s organ wait list, list them with us, too. Children listed for liver transplantation at another pediatric hospital may be able to decrease their waiting time by multicenter listing. For information on listing your child with us, call our KIDS answer line toll free at 866.956.0857.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Liver Center Highlights
- Second-largest in volume in the Midwest and top 10 in volume in the nation
- Patients seen within 48 hours or sooner, based on medical necessity
- One of the shortest wait times for liver transplant patients, averaging 2 months
- 97% three-year post-transplant survival rate
Liver transplantation is treatment for a broad range of liver disorders. Diagnoses that may be treated with a liver transplant include:
Common
symptoms that may indicate the need for further testing include: jaundice, ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdomen), bleeding episodes or poor growth pattern. For more information or to speak with a pediatric liver transplant specialist, call our KIDS answer line toll free at 866.956.0857 or
schedule an appointment.
Here on the St. Louis Children’s Hospital web site, you can: