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Title: AN ULTIMATE GUIDE ON LIVER TRANSPLANT


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AN ULTIMATE GUIDE ON LIVER TRANSPLANT
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INTRODUCTION
  • The liver is the largest internal organ in the
    human body and is placed on the right side of the
    abdomen, right below the diaphragm.
  • A healthy functioning liver is very critical for
    a healthy life because a liver performs various
    vital functions.
  • When this essential organ of the body becomes
    diseased or severely compromised, a transplant
    may be required. A liver transplant is a surgical
    procedure aims to replace the diseased liver with
    a healthy liver from another person known as a
    donor. A diseased liver is a liver that does not
    function properly. In a liver transplant, a part
    of the liver or the whole liver can be replaced,
    depending on the condition of the liver of the
    patient requiring the transplant.

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Reasons of a liver transplant
  • Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
  • Excessive consumption of alcohol
  • Excessive consumption of tobacco products
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver problem that creates
    masses of fat in the liver leading to damage
  • Wilsons disease that leads to accumulation of
    copper in the liver
  • Genetic problem such as hemochromatosis that
    leads to build-up of iron in the liver
  • Bile duct conditions such as primary biliary
    cirrhosis, primary sclerosing and biliary atresia

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Risks involved in a liver transplant
  • Bleeding
  • Blood clots
  • Rejection of the donor liver
  • Failure of the donor heart
  • Infection
  • Leakage from bile ducts
  • Shrinking of bile ducts
  • Seizures
  • Confusion

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Procedure of a liver transplant
  • Before the procedure the doctor will conduct some
    tests to assess the overall health of the
    patient. No matter whether the patient is waiting
    for a liver or has the surgery already scheduled,
    it is critical for the patient to stay healthy
    and be ready for the transplant surgery. All
    medications need to be taken regularly, a healthy
    diet needs to be followed, all medical check-ups
    and appointment should be taken, and the patient
    should stay reasonable active.
  • Once the liver is available or the surgery, the
    patient will be admitted to the hospital and an
    examination to assess the overall health of the
    patient will be done. When cleared, the patient
    is given general anaesthesia and sedated before
    beginning the surgery. Then the surgeon makes a
    long incision across the abdomen to access the
    liver and remove the deceased liver while
    replacing it with a donor liver in the body. Once
    the donor liver is placed properly, the surgeon
    then connects the blood vessels and bile ducts to
    the new liver. Post this, staples and stitches
    are used to close the incision and then the
    patient is transferred to the intensive care unit
    for follow-up and recovery. A liver transplant
    surgery can take up to 12 hours or more depending
    on the condition of the patient. In case of a
    living donor operation, the surgeon first removes
    the liver from the donor and then performs the
    surgery on the patient similar to that of a
    deceased donor liver transplant surgery.

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