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Auxiliary heterotopic liver transplantation

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This techniques involves placing the implanted liver in the right upper quadrant and leaving the native organ in place. In the event of regeneration of the native organ, immunosuppression may be discontinued and the donor organ removed or allowed to atrophy. This technique might be preferable in patients with fulminant acute liver failure in whom regeneration of the native liver might be expected to occur.

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