<unk>  is a type of artificial extracorporeal liver support. It is a new promising emerging therapeutic technique used for the detoxification treatment for liver failure and it has shown positive impact on the outcomes of hepatorenal syndrome.<unk>  follows the same principles of hemodialysis. The concerning matter during a liver failure is the accumulation of toxins in the blood stream which are not cleared by an injured liver. Based on this hypothesis, the elimination of albumin-bound substances such as bilirubin, bile acids, metabolites of aromatic amino acids, medium-chain fatty acids and cytokines has led to the invention of artificial filtration and adsorption devices. Several new devices are invented for this purpose such as Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS), Single Pass Albumin<unk>  (SPAD), Prometheus system and DIALIVE. Hemodialysis is used for renal failure which mainly eliminates water soluble toxins, but it can not eliminate the albumin bound toxins that accumulate in liver failure.
Liver dialysis
Artificial extracorporeal liver support
Bioartificial liver device
Pancreas transplantation
Percutaneous hepatic perfusion
Peritoneovenous shunt
Liver transplantation
Iridodialysis