Historic Procedure: Donor Liver Safeguards Heart Transplant
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In historic procedure, donor liver protects heart transplant
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Surgery photos by Winnie Hu | UW Medicine
The right lobe of Lauren Anderson’s liver awaits transplant to her mom, Kris Anderson, on Dec. 8, 2020, at UW Medical Center.
A Washington state woman is recovering after a landmark organ transplant that she hopes will end her nearly decade-long bout with cancer. Kris Anderson, 51, of Redmond, received a lobe of liver from her daughter Lauren on Dec. 8. It was the Pacific Northwest’s first living-donor liver transplant for metastatic colorectal cancer.
Lauren Anderson, left, and her mom Kris are recovering from liver-transplant surgery.
Kris Anderson was discharged from UW Medical Center on Dec. 14, two days after Lauren. Both are recovering well at the family’s home, and both their livers will grow back to approximately 90% of original size in three months.