World first sees damaged liver treated in machine before being successfully transplanted

The man quickly recovered his quality of life without any signs of liver damage, as well as rejection, and remains healthy a year after surgery. File picture

In a world first, a damaged human liver has been treated and preserved in a machine for three days before being successfully transplanted into a patient.

The man quickly recovered his quality of life without any signs of liver damage, as well as rejection, and remains healthy a year after surgery.