Aldona Oszczypała suffered multiple injuries in a car accident in May, with her liver sustaining the most damage. The medical team in Ostrowiec, where the 51-year-old was initially treated, could not save her liver and urgently referred her to the Department of General, Transplant, and Liver Surgery at the Medical University of Warsaw.
The following day, Oszczypała was airlifted to Warsaw and placed under the care of Professor Michał Grąt. His team conducted the pioneering auxiliary liver transplant, using a fragment of a deceased donor's liver to temporarily support her own liver’s regeneration.
By leveraging the regenerative capabilities of the remaining part of her liver, supported temporarily by the transplanted fragment, Oszczypała avoided a full liver transplant. She left the hospital with a fully functional liver, does not require immunosuppressive therapy, and has not experienced significant complications.
This revolutionary surgery, performed on May 31, 2024, lasted approximately seven hours.
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Source: Polish Radio