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Long-term dynamic ex vivo organ preservation

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 20, pages 267–268 (2023)Cite this article

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The feasibility of long-term organ preservation ex vivo has been reported for the first time with proof of concept in human transplantation. Here, we discuss the possible applications of this novel technology in the clinical setting.

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Fig. 1: Long-term ex vivo organ preservation.

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  1. Wyss Zurich, ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Dilmurodjon Eshmuminov & Pierre-Alain Clavien

  2. Department of Surgery, Swiss Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplantation Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Dilmurodjon Eshmuminov & Pierre-Alain Clavien

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ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) and the University of Zurich (D.E. and P.-A.C.) have applied for a patent on this new perfusion technology (PCT/EP2019/051252).

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Eshmuminov, D., Clavien, PA. Long-term dynamic ex vivo organ preservation. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 20, 267–268 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-022-00727-2

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