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Liver Transplant
A liver transplantation is recommended by physician when other alternate treatments fail. In this transplantation, diseased liver is replaced with a healthy liver. After the transplantation, the patients can again live a normal life. These are the indications so a patient may need liver transplantations.
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Alcohol induced cirrhosis
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Primary Hyperoxaluria type I
- Cryptogenic cirrhosis
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Biliary Atresia
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Alagille Syndrome
- Drug induced liver failure
- Liver tumors
- Acute/fulminant liver failure
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Wilson Disease
- Hemochromatosis etc.
Selecting India for medical treatments is really a good decision. Apart from a number of hospitals, the country has many medical tourism service providers. They have very good relationship with best hospitals and are arranging for you almost all types of medical treatments at lowest possible cost.
Comparing the cost of liver transplantation in India with US and UK can bring noticeable differences. In US, a liver transplantation surgery costs between $150,000 and $250,000. The cost of medications following to surgery can go up to $12,000 per year. The average cost of a liver transplant operation in the UK is between £32 000 and £45 000. Now if you compare India for same treatment, you can save huge money. The Cost of Liver Transplant in India is $ 18,500 that is far less from UK and US.
One of three options is used for a liver transplantation including cadaver donor transplantation, living donor transplantation, and auxiliary transplantation.
Cadaver donor:
Cadaver donor means a person who is diagnosed brain-dead, whose family volunteers to donate the organ for transplantation.
Living donor:
Living donor means a family member, usually parent, sibling, or child or someone emotionally close to patient such as spouse, volunteers. This type of donor donates part of their liver for transplantations.
Auxiliary Transplantation
The principle of auxiliary liver transplantation is the implantation of a right or left hemi liver into the abdominal cavity to restore normal liver function temporarily, while the native liver recuperates. Once the native liver has recovered, the graft can be removed or left in place without immunosuppressant leading to atrophy.
Multi-disciplinary Testing
Blood Tests are done to confirm your blood type, haematology, coagulation, evaluate serum chemistries, hepatitis screens, and viral studies. If you are being evaluated for a liver transplant you must sign consent to be tested for HIV (AIDS). The results of these tests are confidential and never released without your permission.
Radiology
- Chest X-ray is done to examine that are your lungs and lower respiratory tract healthy?
- Ultrasound is done to examine your liver and other abdominal organs and blood vessels.
- CAT scanning is used to create computer image showing the size and shape of your liver and major blood vessels.
- MRI generates a more detailed picture of your abdominal organs and their blood vessels.
Lever Transplantation in India has received a wide recognition worldwide. The country has a number of hospitals with successful track record in the field of liver transplantation.
Following Indian Hospitals Lever Transplantation surgeries:
Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Hospitals, Jaslok Hospital.
To receive an approximate idea of cost and other information regarding treatments, please contact us.
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