Some patients benefit from having a combined or “dual” organ transplant, meaning they receive a new liver and another new organ during the same surgical procedure. Types of combined organ transplants that are performed with liver transplant: Liver and kidney transplant Liver and heart transplant Liver and intestine transplant Liver and lung transplant If you
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Deceased Donor Liver Transplant: In deceased donor liver transplants, the donor is usually a victim of an accident head injury, or brain hemorrhage. Their heart is still beating, but their brain has stopped working so they’re considered legally dead. The donor is usually in an intensive care unit. After consent from relatives, the retrieval procedure is
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Hepatitis in easy terms is inflammation or swelling of the liver. These result in injury/loss of liver cells or hepatocytes. Types of Hepatitis: Acute Hepatitis: If the period of inflammation of the liver lasts for less than six months and is characterized by normalization of the liver function tests, it is called acute hepatitis. Patients
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Chronic Liver Disease: Chronic liver failure develops more slowly than acute liver failure. It can take months or even years before you exhibit any symptoms. Chronic liver failure is often the result of cirrhosis, which is usually caused by long-term alcohol use or viral infections like hepatitis b and c. Cirrhosis occurs when healthy liver tissue
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