Liver transplantation in India

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LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA
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Liver transplantation is surgery to remove a
diseased liver and replace it with a healthy
liver from an organ donor. A liver transplant is
necessary when disease makes the liver stop
working. The most common reason for liver
transplantation in adults is cirrhosis, a disease
in which healthy liver cells are killed and
replaced with scar tissue. The most common reason
for transplantation in children is biliary
atresia, a disease in which the ducts that carry
bile out of the liver are missing or damaged.
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What are symptoms of liver failure?
The liver starts to fail only when more than half
of it is damaged. Thus, once a person
demonstrates symptoms of liver failure, there is
not much liver function left. Signs and symptoms
of liver failure include
Jaundice Black Stool Blood Vomiting Muscle
Wasting (loss of muscle) Forgetfulness,
Confusion, or Coma Fatigue Itching Low Hemoglobin
and Other Blood Counts Poor Blood
Clotting Build-up of Fluid in the Stomach
(ascites) Infections Bleeding in the Stomach
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What are types of liver transplantation?
There are two types of liver transplantation Livi
ng Donor - This is an option for some patients
with end-stage liver disease. This involves
removing a segment of liver from a healthy living
donor and implanting into a recipient. Both the
donor and recipient liver segments will grow to
normal size in a few weeks. The donor may be a
blood relative, spouse or friend. They will have
to undergo extensive medical and psychological
evaluations before the transplant
procedure. Cadaver in cadaveric liver
transplantation - The donor may be a victim of an
accident or head injury. The donors heart will
still be beating, but the brain would have
stopped functioning. Such a person is considered
legally dead, his or her brain has permanently
and irreversibly stopped working. The heart
continues to beat because the donor is attached
to a respirator. The respirator delivers an
adequate supply of oxygen to all vital organs. T
this point, the donor is in an intensive - care
unit. The identity of a cadaveric donor and
circumstances surrounding the person are kept
confidential.
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