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Little Girl Faces Experimental Liver Transplant Hope
Rachel Van Walbeek, 22 pounds at age two, may undergo a risky liver transplant at University Hospitals in Iowa City as doctors assess a feasible replacement. Her bile ducts are damaged and a donor liver is needed to avert eventual liver failure. Her parents, faithful church members, seek approval for the costly, experimental procedure beyond insurance coverage, with tests underway in Pittsburgh to evaluate eligibility. They stress the procedure could save her life, though outcomes remain uncertain.
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Rachel
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Carol
van Walbeeks
Children’s Hospital
Pittsburgh
Thomas Starzl