Frailty and poor outcomes in decompensated cirrhosis

Gastroenterologist Jayant A. Talwalkar, M.D., discusses how frailty affects and can predict liver transplant outcomes in people with decompensated cirrhosis.

Mayo Clinic Transplant Center Regenerative Medicine Consult Service

Regenerative medicine is the idea of rebuilding the tissues that are destroyed by degenerative disease. With regenerative medicine and stem cell biology, doctors are working to determine which cells can be used to help the body heal from ...

Overview of the kidney transplant process at Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic kidney transplant surgeon Patrick G. Dean, M.D., discusses the basics of kidney transplantation.

Treatment for people with cholangiocarcinoma at Mayo Clinic

Rory L. Smoot, M.D., describes treatment options and the specialized team of experts at Mayo Clinic who provide care for patients with cholangiocarcinoma.

Liver transplant patients can avoid costly stay in ICU after surgery — Mayo Clinic

C. Burcin Taner, M.D., chair of Transplant Surgery at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida and the study's senior investigator, discusses study finding. The liver transplant team at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida has found, based on 12 years ...

Lowering rejection risk in organ transplants — Mayo Clinic

Among the more than 120,000 Americans waiting for an organ transplant, thousands are told their likelihood of rejection may be too high to take the risk. However, at Mayo Clinic, some of these highly sensitized patients are still being ...

Stem cell transplantation as a treatment for multiple myeloma — Mayo Clinic

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow or blood-producing tissue that fills spaces within the bones.

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) — Mayo Clinic

Graft-versus-host disease is a rare disease, a complication of bone marrow transplantation. In this video, Mayo Clinic hematologist Shahrukh K. Hashmi, M.D., describes the condition and Mayo Clinic's unique approach to prevent and treat the condition.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Samar H. Ibrahim, M.B., Ch.B., pediatric hepatologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses liver transplantation as a definitive treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).