History and Development of Liver Transplantation
The first human liver transplant was attempted by Dr. Thomas Starzl in 1963, but it wasn’t until 1967 that he successfully performed the first successful transplant. With the development of immunosuppressive drugs like cyclosporine in the 1980s, survival rates improved significantly. Today, liver transplantation is a common and generally successful procedure for patients with irreversible … Read more