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How does the patient prepare for a liver transplantation?
Drugs are administered that will decrease organ rejection after surgery.
What consultation is beneficial to a patient who is to undergo liver transplantation?
Consultation with the patient, as well as any family, is conducted to explain the surgery and its complications. Psychological counseling is recommended.
How is a patient for liver transplantation screened?
Before transplantation takes place, the patient is first determined to be a good candidate for transplantation by going through rigorous medical examination.
What is the procedure known as a liver transplant?
Liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased liver and replace it with a healthy donor liver.
What is the aftercare for liver transplantation?
Following surgery, the patient will wake up in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). During this time, a tube will be inserted into the windpipe
When is a liver transplantation needed?
A liver transplant is needed when the liver's function is reduced to the point that the life of the patient is threatened.
What has the author Roy Yorke Calne written?
Roy Yorke. Calne has written: 'The ultimate gift' -- subject(s): renal transplantation 'Art Surgery and Transplantation' 'A colour atlas of renal transplantation (single surgical procedures)' 'The art and science of surgery' 'Immunological aspects of transplantation surgery' -- subject(s): Transplantation immunology 'Liver transplantation' -- subject(s): Liver, Transplantation 'A Colour Atlas of Liver Transplantation (Single Surgical Procedures)' 'Renal Transplantation' 'A colour atlas of surgical anatomy of the abdomen in the living subject' -- subject(s): Abdomen, Anatomy, Anatomy & histology, Atlases, Complications and sequelae, Surgery, Surgical and topographical Anatomy 'Organ grafts' -- subject(s): Transplantation immunology, Transplantation of organs, tissues 'A gift of life' -- subject(s): Transplantation of organs, tissues
How many sections of a donor liver are adequate for a reduced-size liver transplantation?
Two sections of a donor liver have been enough to save a patient in liver failure, especially if the patient is a child.
What is an orthotropic liver transplantation?
Heterotopic transplantation is transplantation of a tissue to a place it is not normally found. In regards to cardiac transplantation, heterotopic cardiac transplant is the transplant of a donor heart without removing the native heart. This is a rare kind of cardiac transplantation.
What happens if the patient's own liver does not recover after a heterotopic transplantation?
If the original liver does not recover, it will shrivel, leaving the donor in place.
What other problems require liver transplantation?
Included among the many causes of liver failure that bring patients to transplant surgery are:
When is it no longer necessary for a liver transplantation patient to see his doctor?
Close medical surveillance must continue for the rest of the patient's life. I
