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Pediatric Liver and Transplant Center Highlights
- Second-largest in volume in the Midwest and top 10 in volume in the nation
- A caring and welcoming environment specially designed for the needs of children
- Patients seen within 48 hours or sooner, based on medical necessity
- A medical institution that is on the leading edge of biomedical research
- One of the shortest wait times for pediatric liver transplantation patients, averaging 2 months
- 94% three-year post-transplant survival rate
| Nationally recognized liver transplant program |
Liver Diseases Treated
- Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Biliary Atresia
- Alagille Syndrome
- Primary Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC)
- Hepatitis
- Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Wilson's Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Tyrosinemia
- Biochemical Disorders
- OTC Deficiency
- Oxalosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Cancers
- Hepatoblastoma
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Embryonal sarcoma
| Caring for a child with liver disease |
Surgical treatments
- Portoenterostomies (Kasai procedures for biliary atresia)
- Liver resection
- Liver Transplant
- Whole Liver
- Segmented/Reduced Liver
- Split Liver
- Living Liver Donor
- Combined Liver and Lung Transplant
Special Services
Our Mission
- To provide comprehensive evaluation, treatment and care for children with all forms of liver disease, including those with end-stage or potentially fatal liver diseases requiring life-saving liver transplantation, or other major surgical procedures such as liver resection.
- To maximize potential outcomes and liver transplant donor organ sources.
