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Renal Transplantation in India with | Surgery Tours India

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What is Renal Transplantation? Renal transplantation, also known as  kidney transplantation,  is a major surgical procedure which allows for replacing the damaged or malfunctioning kidney with a healthy donor kidney. The donor kidney could be harvested from a live donor or a cadaver. The kidneys are responsible for removing excessive fluid and waste from the blood. In case the kidneys start to malfunction or get damaged, they lose their filtering ability and the fluid levels and impurities in the blood rise to dangerous levels. This condition is known as kidney failure (end-stage kidney disease). Renal transplant  is the most effective and successful treatment method in case of severe kidney malfunctioning. In case both the kidneys face damage the person may need only one healthy donor kidney to replace the failed kidneys and restore the filtering function in the body. Why is Renal Transplantation needed? Renal transplantation  is needed to treat ...

Kidney Transplant Surgery India | Symptoms, Causes

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Kidney Transplantation  is basically a surgical intervention which is performed to place a kidney either from a live or deceased donor into a patient whose kidneys do not any longer function properly. Kidneys are organs which remove excessive fluid & waste from blood. When kidneys lose ability to filter, dangerous levels of waste & fluid accumulate within the body. This condition is usually known as end-stage kidney disease or more commonly as kidney failure.  Kidney transplantation  is most often the best treatment solution for kidney failure. Since a person can comfortably live on a single kidney, only one donated kidney is required in order to replace two failed kidneys & which therefore conveniently makes living-donor kidney transplant a viable option. However, in case a compatible living donor is not available for kidney transplantation, the patient's name is usually placed on a kidney transplantation waiting list so as to receive a kidney from decea...

Multi Organ Transplantation in India

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Organ transplantation  has gradually alleviated in the last two decades providing excellent results in children & young adults. Organ transplant programs have been steadily growing but are still far from global needs, with great differences among countries. It is now possible that one can come to rescue of a person's life or significantly improve health & quality of life by  organ transplant  programs. Organ Transplant in Modern Medicine Organ Transplant  is one of the most complexes areas of modern medicine. Key areas for medical management are problems of transplant rejection, during which the body has an immune response to the transplanted organ, possibly leading to transplant failure & the need to immediately remove the organ from the recipient. Organs Eligible for Transplant Kidney Liver Heart Pancreas Lung Small intestine It is also possible to transplant more than one organ at a time. Why will you need a transplant? Damaged ...