The medical science has made great advancements at organ transplantation technique. An organ transplant can move an entire or partial organ from one body to another for replacing the damaged or failing organ with a healthy one. The various transplant surgery includes the Heart transplant, kidney transplant, liver transplant, lungs, pancreas and intestine transplants, the tissues including bones, tendons, cornea, heart valves, veins and skin can be transplanted.

Liver Transplant :

the Liver Transplant known as Hepatic Transplantation in medical terminology. The transplantation refers to the replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver allograft. The liver transplantation is a widely accepted treatment option for those suffering from end- stage liver disease and acute liver failure.

• Causes for Liver Transplant : the causes for liver transplant surgery are acute chronic condition which leads to liver dysfunction. The Metastatic Cancer outside liver, active drug or alcohol abuse and active septic infections are absolute contraindications are other causes for Liver Transplant.
• Techniques of Liver Transplant : the liver transplants are done in an orthotopic fashion in which the liver is removed and the new liver is placed. The surgery is performed through a large incision in the upper abdomen. Many liver transplants implant the entire liver from a deceased donor to the recipient; this surgery is performed mainly on the adult patients.

Paediatric Liver Transplant : it is a transplant for the infant or small child in which a portion of an adult liver is implanted inside the child’s body.

Split Liver Transplant : in this surgery one liver is used for transplants for two recipients.

Living Donor Liver Transplant : involves removal of approximately 20% of the liver.

Immunosuppressive Management : the recipients of the Liver Transplant are receives immunosuppressive medication for the rest of their lives.

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Pancreas is a gland organ in human body responsible for the secretion of digestive juice and production of hormones like glycogen, insulin. It is a 6 inches long gland located between the stomach and spine. It is divided into three parts- head (widest part), body (middle) and thin end (tail). The hormones produced by pancreas help to regulate the blood sugar levels. Pancreas transplant means surgical replacement of diseased pancreas with a healthy one of a donor. A pancreas may fail to perform its function and then pancreas transplant surgery is recommended.

Causes behind Pancreas Transplantation :

Who requires a pancreas transplant? The doctors recommend pancreas transplantation surgery to those who suffer from complication of Type 1 diabetes like severe hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, etc. The islet cells in the pancreas could not produce insulin in patient with this type of diabetes.

Types of Pancreas Transplantation :

Though the main types are categorized as whole pancreas transplantation and partial pancreas transplantation, some medical groups divide it into three types. In the whole process, a complete pancreas is transplanted usually along with kidney transplantation but in some cases it is done after kidney transplantation as well. In the partial process, half pancreas of a donor person is transplanted into the patients’ body.

• Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPK) : It means simultaneaous transplant of both kidney and pancreas for diabetis patient suffer from end stage kidney failure.
• Solitary pancreas transplant : It is done to prevent the onset of diabetic complications in the kidney, after kidney transplantation.
• Islet transplant : It is a minor surgical procedure for pancreas transplant.

Risks of Pancreas Transplantation :

Unlike any organ transplantation surgery, pancreas transplantation has also some risks. Before transplantation the doctors test the patient and the donor’s type of Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type. The matching of the HLA type helps into acceptance of the new pancreas. Rejection of pancreas may happen as a new organ is considered by the body as foreign. To fight the rejection of pancreas, drugs are given to the patients. Even the drugs may cause side effects.

People those of who has no heart or blood vessel disease, can take pancreas transplant safely. The side effects of surgery may be bleeding and infection.Procedure of Surgery of Pancreas Transplant :

Usually the surgery of pancreas transplantation takes 12 to 15 hours. The new pancreas is attached to the blood vessels and to the bladder, intestine to drain digestive juice. New surgical methods are developed for pancreas transplant. Laparoscopic surgery is less painful as little incision is done in this surgery. After surgery, constant monitoring is done to study the function of the new pancreas as well the other side effects. A healthy lifestyle is urgently required for the patient after surgery for proper rehabilitation.

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Medical science has made great advancements in the field of organ transplantation technique. An organ transplant can move an entire or partial organ from one body to another for replacing the damaged or failing organ with a healthy one. The various transplant surgery includes the Heart transplant, kidney transplant, liver transplant, lungs, pancreas and intestine transplants, the tissues including bones, tendons, cornea, heart valves, veins and skin can be transplanted.

Kidney Transplant :

Kidney Transplant is also known as Renal Transplantation. Kidney transplant surgery is a procedure of curing the patient with end- stage of renal disease. Kidney transplant can be performed replacing the diseased kidney donated from the deceased donor as well as living donor depending on the source of the recipient organ.

• Causes of Kidney Transplant : the causes of kidney transplantation include :

Kidney Disease : the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) also known as Chronic Renal Disease requires the Kidney transplant. It is a disease that causes a progressive loss of renal function.

Genetic Diseases : Polycystic Kidney disease, number of inborn errors of metabolism and autoimmune conditions including lupus and Goodpasture’s syndrome.

Other diseases : malignant hypertension, infections, diabetes mellitus and glomerulonephritis.

• Sources of Kidneys : the donors for the kidney transplantation need not be similar to their recipient.

Living Donors : the potential donors are carefully evaluated on medical and psychological grounds to ensure that they are fit for surgery and have no kidney disease. The advanced therapy eliminates the need for the living donor to be of the same blood type of the recipient.

Deceased Donors : they are divided into two groups: the brain dead donors and after cardiac death donors. The heart of the brain dead patients continues to pump which makes it possible for surgeons to start operating. Donation after cardiac death donors are rushed to the operating theatre after their death. The blood no longer circulates in the body of the patient; coagulation must be prevented with relatively large amounts of anti- coagulation agents such as heparin.

Our medical team makes all the arrangements for kidney transplant in Apollo Hospital, in its kidney transplant center. It provides comprehensive kidney transplant services. Our medical team provides most sophisticated curative technology which is cost effective. Hence the cure helps the patients to receive medical treatment and required the surgery without the waiting period as in other places.

Intestine is a segment of the digestive tract extends from stomach to the anus. It has two parts small intestine and large intestine which has further sub-divided parts. In the whole body anatomy intestine is one of the most important parts. Intestine transplant means replacement of a diseased intestine with a healthy one donated from another person.

Who needs an intestine transplant ?

Children or adults with intestinal failure require an intestine transplant surgery. Children may require intestinal transplant for several reasons like :

Short Bowel Syndromes like :

• Gastroschisis
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
• Volvulus
• Aganglionosis/ Hirschsprung’s Disease
• Intestinal Atresia

Other conditions like :

• Pseudo-Obstruction
• Microvillus Inclusion
• Malabsorption
• Tumor

An intestinal transplant is also done to children or adults who suffer from intestinal failure from total parenteral nutrition (TPN), an intravenous nutrition supply system through a catheter or needle inserted into a vein in the arm, groin, neck or chest. Long-term TPN can also result in complications like bone disorders, catheter-related infections and liver failure.

Tests of the Patient :

Before intestinal transplant, the medical teams examine the physical health of the patient which is called evaluation process. A person has to do a thorough medical examination like Upper gastrointestinal and small bowel X-ray series, Barium enema, Endoscopy, Abdominal CT scan, Motility studies, EKG and echocardiography, Ultrasound of the circulatory system, Blood tests for liver function, electrolytes, kidney function and antibodies to certain viruses, etc.

Evaluation of the Transplant :

Intestine transplant is a complex medical procedure done by expert transplant specialists. The surgery of intestine transplant takes 12 hours. It may be three types such as- single intestinal transplant, combined liver intestine transplant, multi-visceral transplant. However the type of intestine transplant depends on the cause of the intestinal failure and results of the medical examination.

In intestine transplant, the blood vessels of the patient are connected to the donor's blood vessels to establish a blood supply to the transplanted intestine. Then to the gastrointestinal tract the donor's intestine is connected.

Recovery from the Surgery :

Unlike the transplant, the recovery also differs to each patient which overall depends on the medical history, type of transplant and medical condition at the time of their transplant. The recovery may take several weeks or months. Immediately after the transplant, the patient is monitored in an intensive care unit (ICU). During the post surgery period, the patient is constantly monitored through frequent blood draws, biopsies of the transplanted intestine through the ileostomy and radiologic testing. Post surgery monitoring is important like in any other organ transplant surgery. One can withdraw the total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and slowly can start the oral diet.

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