
Liver Transplant: Carter's Story
Born with ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, a rare metabolic disorder, Carter was 9 months old when he received a life-saving liver transplant at CHOP.
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Born with ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, a rare metabolic disorder, Carter was 9 months old when he received a life-saving liver transplant at CHOP.
Colin has eosinophilic esophagitis, a rare inflammatory condition of the esophagus, and receives care at CHOP, which is one of the few pediatric hospitals with a specialized program for the condition.
Zoe was diagnosed before birth with small bowel atresia, a cause of fetal bowel obstruction, and underwent surgery at CHOP when she was just 1 day old.
Chris has come a long way in the past year since he was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a liver disease. He has been helped by the Biliary Atresia Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
When Felix, who is from Caracas, Venezuela, was diagnosed with Gardner syndrome, a condition that often leads to colorectal cancer, his parents found him the best care at CHOP.