Question about Live Donor Transplants

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Hi all,

I know that supposedly I'm a long way off from this, but I can't help

thinking about it... Can any PSC patient get a live donor transplant?

What are the contraindications (I think Chaim mentioned something in a

previous post about small duct PSC- I have intrahepatic PSC, is that

the same thing?). Also, If PSC is a disease of the bile ducts, doesn't

a transplant have to include the bile ducts? Do those regenerate too?

What part of the donor's liver are taken out? At what point do people

decide to go through a live donor transplant (assuming they have a

donor) - I assume it's sooner than it would be if it were not a live

donor. Any thoughts about what leads up to this are appreciated.

Thanks!

Ruth