Cadaver Liver Transplant in India

Deceased or Cadaver Donor Transplant has been the typical method of liver transplantation since time immemorial. Cadaver or cadaveric liver transplant is one of the two methods of liver transplantation wherein the deceased donor maybe a victim of an accident or a head injury.

Cadaver or deceased donor is referred to brain dead donor here. It is the condition when the donor is declared brain dead but still other organs of body can be donated as the blood supply in other parts of body is maintained for some time. Cadaver liver transplantation is in practice from many years.