Teddy Nicholls underwent a second life-saving transplant at London’s King’s College Hospital, thanks to his mother’s donation. (Image: Kings College Hospital NHS Trust.) Coined as a ‘Hitch-Vein Monosegment’ liver transplant, the innovation means that an adult donor liver - live or deceased - can be hyper-reduced to be used successfully to save the life of such small babies. The only alternative is to await a rare, deceased donor liver from another small baby which sadly can see babies run out of time. "Being home and reunited as a family in time for Christmas makes us feel so lucky and grateful to everyone at King’s College Hospital.

Source: The Times December 23, 2023 14:17 UTC