For adult patients the average wait for a donor liver is approximately 149 days. For children it’s 86. But for 5-month-old Daniel McCabe and his family – it was a record breaker. Shortly after his birth in July,Daniel was diagnosed with biliary atresia – a scarce disorder that causes scarring in the liver and blocks the bile ducts. The infant came to Lurie Children’s Hospital in early December for an evaluation. But soon after his arrival, his condition quickly […]
Source: wgntv.com