Megan and Charles were overjoyed when their daughter, Olivia, was born. But that feeling was soon overshadowed when they received the news that she was diagnosed with biliary agenesis, a condition in which she didn’t have bile ducts to remove the waste from her liver. Doctors told Megan and Charles that she would need a liver transplant, or she wouldn’t live to see her first birthday.
Shikha Sundaram, MD, and Michael Wachs, MD, of our Pediatric Liver Transplant Program, walked the couple through the process. The challenge was finding a liver that was small enough for Olivia. Fortunately for Megan and Charles, they received the news that a liver was available. Watch the video to hear the family’s story.
To learn more about the Liver Transplant Program at Children’s Hospital Colorado, visit https://www.childrenscolorado.org/doctors-and-departments/departments/transplant/liver/.
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