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The primary consideration of foreign patient’s liver transplantation is whether they have a living donor. Living donor liver transplantation is the main method for foreign patients with liver disease.

1) Required conditions of living donor
Living donor is have to be a member of patient’s family. That’s because foreign patient’s liver transplantation with other people except family members is not permitted for some reasons like diplomatic issues and human organ trafficking.
　* Priority : spouse → parents → siblings → cousins

2) Pre-test
① Essential test : 
　Cross-Matching-Blood test 
　(check up on biocompatibility between patient and donor)
② General tests : 
　Blood test, culture test, urine test, stool test, chest X-ray, 
　CT, MRI, ultrasonography, endoscopy, etc.

3) Hospitalization period
① Patient : 
　- 3~4 weeks hospitalization is required
　- Just after the surgery, 
　　treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) is needed
② Donor : 
　- 8~10 days hospitalization is required

　**Continous follow up care is needed for 1 year after surgery

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