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Henrico woman saved by a piece of her son’s liver
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This rare liver transplant surgery at VCU Health saved a mother's life.
During the pandemic, there has been a shortage of lifesaving organs. To save the life of Karen Luper, a team of doctors at VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center performed a blood type-incompatible liver transplant. Luper’s son was the living donor.
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Henrico woman saved by a piece of her son’s liver
Clip: Season 1 Episode 6 | 4m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
During the pandemic, there has been a shortage of lifesaving organs. To save the life of Karen Luper, a team of doctors at VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center performed a blood type-incompatible liver transplant. Luper’s son was the living donor.
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