Transplant

Liver transplant

What are the Common Reasons for Liver Transplantation?

Patients with liver failure have no other long-term solution than liver transplantation. The most common reasons to go for liver transplantation are:

• Final stage of Cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis, alcoholic cirrhosis, primary biliary sclerosis or hemochromatosis. Genetic liver disorders
• Liver cancers like primary hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic adenoma, Cholangiocarcinoma and primary hepatocellular malignancies.
• Fulminant hepatic failure caused due to hepatic thrombosis, Fulminant viral hepatitis.

Why Choose India for Liver Transplantation?

India is the best place to undergo liver transplantation for several reasons:

• Liver transplant is an expensive treatment all across the globe. However, when compared to the other countries, the cost in India is considerably less – in fact, it’s just a fraction of what it costs in other countries like the US and the UK. This is the most compelling reason to choose India for liver transplantation.
• Reasonable cost doesn’t mean compromising on treatment. The liver transplant surgeons in India possess the expertise and are highly experienced in handling this treatment with high success rates.
• The technologies used are highly advanced like in any other developed country.

Kidney Transplant

What is Kidney Transplant?

A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure in which a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor is transplanted into a person whose kidneys have failed. The kidney's main function is to filter and eliminate waste, minerals, and fluid from the bloodstream through urine production.

Who Needs A Kidney Transplant?

A kidney transplant is needed when the kidneys lose their ability to filter, harmful quantities of fluid and waste build up in the body, raising blood pressure (losing 90% of their ability to function normally) and ultimately leading to renal failure (end-stage kidney disease).

What Are The Different Types Of Kidney Transplants?

Deceased-donor kidney transplant

A deceased-donor kidney transplant is conducted when a kidney from a recently deceased donor is removed with the family's permission or from a donor card and put into a recipient whose kidneys have failed and no longer work properly.

Living-donor kidney transplant

A living-donor kidney transplant is when a living donor's kidney is removed and transplanted into a recipient whose kidneys have failed. Living-donor kidney transplant is an alternative to deceased-donor kidney transplant since only one given kidney is required to replace two failing kidneys.