Michelle Trachtenberg Dead at 39: Rosie O’Donnell, Kim Cattrall & More Pay Tribute
More details about Michelle Trachtenberg‘s final days are being uncovered.
In the months leading up to her passing, the Gossip Girl alum underwent a liver transplant, or the surgical procedure where a diseased or damaged liver is replaced with a healthy liver from a donor, according to multiple outlets.
Police sources also told ABC News that she “may have been experiencing complications” due to the surgery, which is usually performed as a way to treat people with chronic conditions including hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALD) and alcohol-related liver disease, per Mayo Clinic.
Possible complications from liver transplants include blood clots or other blood vesel issues and failure of the donated liver, as well as chest, urine and abdominal infections, according to NHS Blood and Transplant.
However, there is no foul play or “criminality” suspected in Trachtenberg’s death at this time, the New York Police Department confirmed to E! News Feb. 26.
“The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death,” the NYPD added in its statement. “The investigation remains ongoing.”
