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A step by step guide to liver transplant surgery in India
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Deepam Meditours (Medical Tourism Company)
What is a Liver? • Liver is the largest organ in the body located on the right side behind the rib cage. • The Liver holds 13% of the body’s blood supply. • It performs several important functions of the body viz. convert food into energy, regulating blood clotting, making bile, and breaking down toxic substances such as drugs and alcohol. • It acts as a filter, removing impurities from the blood.
Symptoms for Liver Transplant • Itching • Increasedtendency To Bleed • Forgetfulness And Confusion • Abnormal storage of fluid known as Ascites in the abdomen area. • Blood in Vomit • Gray colored Stools • Dark Colored Urine (tea colored) • Jaundice !! Seek Help !! Talk to us : +91-9810085065
Diseases that may Progress to Liver Transplant • Acute hepatic necrosis When tissue in liver becomes dead. • Biliary Duct AtresiaAbsent or abnormally developed bile duct. • Metabolic disease. Conditions that affect the chemical activity in cells that are affected by the liver. • Liver cancer. Tumor developed inside the liver. • Autoimmune hepatitis. Liver cell damage and destruction due to chronic inflammation in liver.
What is Liver Transplant? • Liver transplantation is a viable treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure. • A liver transplant is a surgical process in which the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy liver. • It is the second most commonly transplanted major organ after kidney. Would you like Free Opinion from Our Expert – It doesn’t cost you anything… info@deepammeditours.com
What Percentage of Donor Liver is Used? • If the Live Donor Liver Transplant recipient is a child, only a portion of the left part of the liver is removed from the donor: about 25% of the donor's total liver. • If the Live Donor Liver Transplant recipient is an adult, a larger portion of the liver needs to be removed from the donor, usually the right portion of the liver: about 60% of the donor's total liver.
Where Does a Liver for a Transplant Come From? Living Donor :- • Living and active person • May be a blood relative, friend or spouse. • Donor health must be stable enough to undergo transplantation with excellent chances of success.
Cadaveric Donor :- • Is a brain dead person but the heart is alive • Patient is on advanced life support system. • The Donor needs to undergo some tests to make sure that the tissue type and the blood type must be compatible with the recipient. • This reduces the chances of rejection of the organ by the body.
Liver Donor Criteria • Good health • Between 18-60 year old • Liver size must be similar or bigger size than that recipient. • Blood type should be same or compatible with recipient • Donor must undergo some test.
Required Tests before a Liver Transplant? Pre-transplant tests are done to evaluate the severity of the liver disease • Doppler Ultrasound test is carried out to find out if the blood vessels coming from and going to the liver are working properly. • Pulmonary Function Study is done to determine whether the lungs are able to exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen or not. • Echo-cardiogram test is also done to get a detailed evaluation of the condition of the Heart.
Computer Tomography test uses the X-rays and computer generated images to determine shape & size of the liver. • Blood tests to determine various symptoms and ability of blood like clotting ability, blood type, AIDS and Hepatitis detection and biochemical status of the blood is done.
Liver Transplant Complications • Infection in liver transplant recipients is usually seen 1-2 months after transplantation. • Rejection usually occurs in the first 1-2 months after the transplantation
Graft Rejection • Hyperacute Rejection: • Happens within a few minutes to a few hours after the transplant has been done. • Caused by anti donor antibodies which are performed and characterized by the binding of these to antigens on vascular endothelial cells.
Acute Rejection: • Does not happen immediately after transplant but after days or weeks of the procedure. • It is the primary and most common target of the immunosuppressive agents. • Chronic Rejection: • After one year of surgery any signs or symptoms are indicative of chronic rejection.
What are the signs of Rejection? • The rejection Preventing drugs are the main reason for any kind of side effects among patients who have undergone a liver transplant. Rejection can cause • Nausea • Diarrhea • Fluid Retention • Increased Blood Pressure • Headaches
During Surgery • Liver transplant surgery usually take from 6 hours to 12 hours • During the operation, doctors remove the diseased liver and replace it with the donated liver. • The average hospital stay after surgery is about 2 weeks.
Post Transplant Care • After liver transplantation, the patient must visit the transplant surgeon frequently, about 1-2 times a week over about 3 months. • To Check whether the new liver is functioning properly or not they conduct blood test for testing various conditions in the blood quality. • Eating a healthy diet containing fresh vegetables and less fats and oils. • Exercise • No Alcohol Want to learn More Visit us: www.deepammeditours.com
Why Choose India • India has become the leading destination for Liver Transplant for patients across the globe. • Skilled and well trained surgeons • Experienced consultants in all allied specialties • World class infrastructure in many private hospitals ( OTs, ICUs, Radiology etc ) • Affordable cost
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