The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum
The liver is the largest internal organ in humans and the only one that will grow back if part of it is removed. It is responsible for over 500 different functions in collaboration with other organs. Pfft. Overachiever.
What an excellent question! The answer is: I don't know. My understanding is that the scans of my abdomen are currently being inserted into some German version of The Matrix and will be spit out as a virtual liver that the doctors can then walk around and inspect like something out of an Iron Man …
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Logan and I count the ER trip about a month ago as our "trial trip" to the hospital. No matter how friendly and accommodating the staff is, there's a feeling of captivity and de-humanization. Being tied to IV tubes, which ring every few hours to be changed, having to collect all one's bodily functions for …
The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum 