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What is called transfer of organ?
The transfer of an organ from a donor to a recipient for the purpose of transplantation is known as organ transfer. This is done to replace a dysfunctional or failed organ in the recipient's body with a healthy organ from the donor. It is a complex medical procedure that requires careful matching of donor and recipient criteria to ensure successful transplantation.
What is Kidney transplantation?
Kidney transplantation involves surgically attaching a functioning kidney, or graft, from a brain dead organ donor (a cadaver transplant), or from a living donor, to a patient
What tissue in addition to the liver is taken from the donor for an orthotopic transplantation?
When an orthotopic transplantation is performed, a segment of the inferior vena cava attached to the liver is taken from the donor as well.
What is an orthotopic liver transplantation?
Orthotopic transplantation is the replacement of a whole diseased liver with a healthy donor liver.
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.
How is it possible for a person to be a living donor for a liver transplantation?
It is possible to transplant part of a liver from a living donor and have both donor and recipient survive.
Is it necessary to take the DNA test of the donor in case his bone marrow is taken for transplantation?
If it's a blood donor, you don't need to. BMBP'S REPLY-I accept but we are talking about bone marrow transplantation
Which part of the eye is transplanted from the donor during eye transplantation?
cornea
What is a reduced-size liver transplantation?
Reduced-size liver transplantation is the replacement of a whole diseased liver with a portion of a healthy donor liver.
Why is tissue matching important?
Tissue matching is important in organ transplantation to minimize the risk of rejection by the recipient's immune system. Matching donor and recipient tissue types can help reduce the likelihood of immunological reactions and improve the success of the transplant. It also helps to increase the long-term survival of the transplanted organ.
What is islet transplantation?
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation involves taking the cells that produce insulin from a second source such as a donor pancreas and transplanting them into a patient.
Orthotopic liver transplantation?
Replacement of a whole diseased liver by a healthy donor liver.
