Liver transplant is a medical process in which doctors replace a diseased or destroyed liver of the patient with a healthy liver from a donor. A healthy liver or a part of it may come from an ailed organ donor or a relative. Transplantation demands a good match which can come from an individual donor or any relative willing to donate a portion of his/her liver. The donors can undoubtedly live a healthy live after the donation of a part of their liver.
Liver is the only organ in our body having a regenerative property. The removed or transplanted portion of the liver will easily regenerate itself within few weeks.
Reasons or Need for the liver transplant Surgery
Doctors recommend liver transplant when people suffer from an End stage liver disease (ESLD) or any other life threatening liver dysfunction.
The most common disease for which doctors suggest transplant is cirrhosis. In this medical condition, a fiber like structure covers the organ and stops the removal of poisonous substances.
Other diseases which may lead to a condition of liver transplant need are:
- Biliary attresia– A disease in which the bile ducts of liver are absent or have developed disparately.
- Metabolic disease– Disturbing of the cell activity related to liver.
- Liver cancers– The tumors which are limited inside the liver also demand a liver transplantation.
- Hepatic necrosis– In this condition, liver tissue dies.
The transplantation surgeries for liver are not available widely in countries like Kenya. Also, the surgical services provided by us are much better as compared to these countries. World Health Expert is specialized in International patient care and offering liver transplant surgery in India at reasonable price.
Risks
Complications may arise on the transplantation of such critical organ.
Some of them are:-
- Heavy bleeding
- Blood vessels blockage near new liver
- Improper functioning of new liver
- Infections
- Bile blockage and leakage
Sometimes the newly transplanted liver may not function initially or may get rejected by the body. Rejection is a very normal scenario of a human body as a new tissue is not easily accepted by the body.
Some medications may help to trick the immune system in order to make the new liver function properly.
Before the Operation
The patient needs to go through some tests before the conduction of the operation. The evaluation process includes psychological tests, blood tests and diagnostics. These tests are equally important as the liver transplantation surgery.