Liver transplant is a
process of replacing a deceased liver with a healthy one. Many a time
it helps one to save their precious life.
Liver transplantation
is a technique in which a diseased liver is being replaced with a
healthy liver . Nowadays liver plantation is a highly accepted
treatment for the end stage liver disease and liver failure. Liver
donors are usually those persons who are no more and wish to donate
their organs to others in a need. Liver is an organ which is located
below the ribs in the right side of the abdomen. Liver handles
decomposition of red blood cells, glycogen storage, hormone
production, protein synthesis and detoxification. Liver is the only
organ which can repair itself but when its stop working properly and
its ability to eliminate toxins is reduced Liver transplant is the
only option to repair it. Team of many doctors from various
departments are needed in liver transplant procedure.
Symptoms of liver
disease:
- Jaundice
(Yellowing of eyes and skin)
- Tea colored dark
urine
- Clay colored or
gray bowel movements
- Blood vomiting
- Bleed tendency
- Forgetfulness,
Mental confusion
- Buildup of
abnormal fluid in the abdome
There are some
requirements needed from the liver donor:
- Donor must be
good in health
- Donor's blood
type should match and compatible with the recipients
- Donor should have
a charitable wish of donating liver without thinking about money.
- Donor should be
between 18-60 years old age.
To ensure physical
fitness donor must undergo through a test. CT Scans and MRIs are done
and the whole testing takes around 2-3 weeks.
In 1963 first human
Liver Transplant Surgery was performed by a surgical team. In 1967
the first successful liver transplant was occurred and after that the
process of liver transplant was so improved. Patients with a
transplanted liver have the chance of 58% of living 15 years. Failure
of new liver occurs in 10-15% cases amongst all cases. In the united
states around 100 medical facilities are performing this function and
the survival rate of patients are increased from 25% in 1960 to 85%
today.
Dr. Soin is
known for his pioneering work in all over India for establishing
liver transplant. Sir Ganga ram hospital which is a big liver
transplant center was established by him only where the Liver Transplant cost is Rs 17.9 lac. Medan ta liver institute is a first
liver transplant India institute which provide facilities for living
donors, Cadaver donor, Adult liver transplantation and pediatric
donor. One must always go for a surgeon experienced in liver
transplant surgery. In his experience of 21 years as a Liver Transplant Surgeon Dr Soin has performed more than 1500 liver
transplant surgeries. Liver disease is the very common and the very
major problem in country because after kidney liver is the second
most importanyt organ of our body.
