A guide to Liver transplant - Surgery Procedure, Complication, Risk, Recovery Time and Cost Comparison

1
Surgery Procedure, Complication, Risk, Recovery
Time and Cost Comparison

• GUIDE TO LIVER TRANSPLANT

2
About liver transplant

• A liver transplant is a medical procedure that
  replaces a patient's diseased liver with a whole
  or partial healthy liver from another person.
  This article explains the current indications for
  liver transplantation, types of donor livers, the
  operation itself, and the immunosuppression that
  is required after liver transplantation.
• Liver transplant is usually kept as an option for
  people who have significant complications due to
  end stage chronic liver disease. In rare cases,
  sudden failure of a previously normal liver may
  occur.

3
When Is a Liver Transplant Needed?

• A liver transplant is considered when the liver
  no longer functions adequately (liver failure).
  The following conditions may result in chronic
  liver failure
• Chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis.
• Primary biliary cholangitis (it is a rare
  condition where the immune system inappropriately
  attacks and destroys the bile ducts)
• Sclerosing cholangitis (scarring and narrowing of
  the bile ducts inside and outside of the liver,
  causing the backup of bile in the liver)
• Biliary atresia (a rare disease of the liver that
  affects newborns)
• Alcoholism
• Wilson's disease (a rare inherited disease with
  abnormal levels of copper throughout the body,
  including the liver)
• Hemochromatosis (a common inherited disease where
  the body has too much iron)
• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (an abnormal
  buildup of alpha-1 antitrypsin protein in the
  liver, resulting in cirrhosis)

4
Causes of Chronic Liver Injury

• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis B infection accounts for 5 of all
  liver transplants performed in the United States
  but accounts for a larger proportion of liver
  transplants in other parts of the world,
  especially Asia and Australia / New Zealand.
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis C is the most common indication for
  liver transplantation in the United States,
  affecting nearly 50 of all liver transplant
  recipients.
• Alcoholic Liver Disease
• Liver failure due to alcohol abuse is the second
  most common indication for liver transplantation.
  Most centers require at least a six-month period
  of abstinence, often within a recognized
  substance abuse program such as Alcoholics
  Anonymous, as a condition of listing for liver
  transplantation.

5
Causes of Chronic Liver Injury

• Metabolic Liver Disease
• Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) Deposition
  of fat within liver cells may result in
  inflammation that injures and scars the liver.
  Risk factors for the development of fatty liver
  and NASH include obesity and metabolic conditions
  such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia (increased
  cholesterol). The percentage of patients being
  transplanted for this condition has increased 35
  fold from 2000 to 2005.
• Genetic Liver Disease
• Hemachromatosis excess iron deposition in the
  liver
• Wilson's disease abnormal copper metabolism
• Alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency lack of a gene
  product that limits the activity of trypsin, an
  enzyme that digests protein. Over time this leads
  to progressive destruction of the liver and lung.

6
Where does a Liver for a Transplant Come From?

• Living donor
• Living donor liver transplants are an alternative
  for some patients with end-stage liver disease.
  This involves removing a segment of liver from a
  healthy living donor and implanting it into a
  recipient. Both the donor and recipient liver
  segments will grow to normal size in a few weeks.
• Deceased Donor
• In deceased donor liver transplants, the donor
  may be a victim of an accident or head injury.
  The donor's heart is still beating, but the brain
  has stopped functioning. Such a person is
  considered legally dead, because his or her brain
  has permanently and irreversibly stopped working.
  At this point, the donor is usually in an
  intensive-care unit and life support is withdrawn
  in the operating room during the transplant.

7
Which hospitals are best for Liver Transplant in
India?

• Some of the best hospitals in India for liver
  transplant are
• Medanta- The Medicity, Gurgaon
• Fortis Escorts, New Delhi
• Apollo Hospital, Bangalore
• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
• Jaypee Hospital, Noida
• BLK Hospital, Delhi
• Global Hospital, Delhi
• Artemis Health and Research Institute, Gurgaon
• Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai
• Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai
• Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai

8
Which hospitals are best for Liver Transplant in
India?

• Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
• KEM Hospital, Maharashtra
• Sri Ramachandra Medical Center, Chennai
• Aster MIMS, Calicut
• Continental Hospitals, Hyderabad
• Apollo Chennai, Chennai
• Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet, Hyderabad
• Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
• KIMS Hyderabad
• Institute for Liver and Biliary Sciences, Delhi
• Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
• MIOT International Hospital, Chennai
• Christian Medial College and Hospital, Vellore

9
Cost of Liver Transplant Surgery in India

• 1. Government Hospitals
• The cost of liver transplant surgery in India
  lies between 5 Lakhs - 10 Lakhs INR (i.e. USD
  7500 - USD 16000).
• 2. Private Hospitals
• In these hospitals the cost of liver transplant
  surgery in India lies between 18 Lakhs - 24 Lakhs
  INR (i.e. USD 28000 - USD 40000).

10
Contact Us

• Like us on Facebook
• https//www.facebook.com/LazoiTheLife/
• Follow us on Twitter
• https//twitter.com/lazoithelife
• Call us at 8010335566
• Whatsapp us at 9582545141