I studied liver transplantation for 10 months from May 1987 to February 1988 at Cambridge University. In that period I witnessed 80 liver transplantations and also saw many kidney and some pancreas transplantations.
Recently in Japan there has been considerable discussion of the diagnosis of brain death and the possibility of the recommencement of organ transplantation from a cadaver in which the heart is still beating. I would like to contribute to the debate by writing this report on liver transplantation that I saw at Cambridge University.
At the university, Prof. Roy Caine performed 366 liver transplantations between May 1968 and September 1987, and recently the number has increased markedly. At Cambridge University alone, 103 liver transplantations were performed in 1987, 74 in 1986 and 64 in 1985.
In this report, I will discuss the actual operation, the results of liver transplantation, the diagnosis of brain death and the organ transplantation system in the United Kingdom.
I would like to express my appreciation to Prof.Y. Nagamachi for. help in making it possible for me to study abroad in Cambridge.
I wish to thank Prof. Sir Roy Calne, Dr. R. Williams, Mr. K. Rolles, Mr. P.J. Friend, Mr. S.J. Collier, Mr. N.V. Jamiesen, Miss G. Bronz, Miss A. Campbell, Mrs. C. Weight, Miss G. Hopkins and Miss S. Falvey for their kind help in the study of liver transplantation, and also for their friendship I thank Dr. Susan Lim, Mr. P.S. Johnston, Mr. M. Hoffman, Mr. M. Bonatsos, Mr. K. Tanaka, Mr. Y. Harihara and Mr. K. Umeshita who came as visitors from overseas to study liver transplantation.
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