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What are the two most common transplants?
cornea and kidney. (and skin) Liver and kidney
What are the two most common organ transplants since 1950?
Liver and kidneys.
Who are likely donors of kidney for kidneys transplants?
The most likely kidney donors are immediate family.
What are the two most popular transplants?
Liver and kidney
What is the the most needed transplants?
Kidney transplants are most often carried out (which indicates that they are needed frequently). However persuading donors to donate their liver is particularly difficult, due to popular misconceptions about the person who may receive their liver (i.e alcoholics or drug users). Thus livers are 'needed' more often than kidneys are, since there's fewer livers to go around.
Which grafts or transplants are most likely to be rejected by the recipient?
Solid organ transplants, such as heart, lung, and kidney transplants, are most likely to be rejected by the recipient due to differences in human leukocyte antigens (HLA) between donor and recipient. Skin grafts are also commonly rejected as they are highly immunogenic.
What two transplants are the most commonly transplanted?
Kidney transplants, followed by liver transplants, are most common.
What transplants are the most successful?
Kidneys, since the risk is relatively low as the original kidneys are not removed; a new one is just added in. Thus if the new one does not work there's no real harm done - you can try again.
Is cornea one of the most common transplant?
Corneas can be removed and replaced during an operation
The two most commonlly transplanted organs or tissues?
== == == == At least 21 different organs -- such as hearts, livers, and kidneys -- been transplanted. I believe in 1954, the first kidney transplant was performed successfully. As for the two most common, that I think would be the kidney again and the cornea in the eye. === ===
What if your insurance doesn't cover transplants?
most health insurance plans do cover transplants...but not all.
Most reduced-size liver transplants are performed on patients of what age group?
Reduced-size liver transplants are most often performed on children.
