Liver Transplant in India

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2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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. 

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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

18. 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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