Liver Transplant A Novel Solution

Description: Robert Massie, one of two patients in a "domino" liver transplant speaks about his experience at Emory Healthcare and the novel solution that changed two lives. Massie was born with a rare form of hemophilia, which eventually was able to be treated by new blood products, but then imperfect blood screening left him with Hepatitis C, which destroyed his liver. A transplant eliminated his hemophilia and the cirrosis of his liver. Background Info Transplant surgeons at Emory University Hospital are the first in the state of Georgia to perform a very rare domino liver transplant procedure. In effect, the procedure is saving two lives and curing one rare disease (Maple Syrup Urine Disease - MSUD) in a 24-year-old patient, and dramatically improving the quality of life in the other patient, who has suffered a lifetime battle with hemophilia, and more recently hepatitis C. Related Links Emory University Hospital Performs Georgia's First Domino Liver Transplant whsc.emory.edu Liver Transplant Program at Emory www.emoryhealthcare.org