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Adult to Child Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Adult to Child Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Adult to child liver transplantation refers to removing a small segment of liver from an adult and transplanting this segment into a child.

Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease

Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease

Cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD) is a rare inherited disease that results from the accumulation of lipids in the body.

Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD)

Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD)

Graft versus host disease (GvHD) occurs when donor cells recognize the host cells as foreign and begin to attack it. Symptoms can be mild, severe or even fatal.

Living Donor Liver Transplant: What Are the Risks?

Living Donor Liver Transplant: What Are the Risks?

The risk of dying as a result of a living donor liver segment removal is between 0.2-2.0%. The risk of morbidity is anywhere between 1.3% (in highly experienced centers) to 60%.


Paired Donor Exchange Kidney Transplantation

Paired Donor Exchange Kidney Transplantation

Paired donor exchange kidney transplantation is a process in which unrelated kidney donors are matched to recipients so that compatible transplants can be performed.

Pancreas Transplantation

Pancreas Transplantation

Pancreas transplant is a surgical procedure involving the replacement of a dysfunctional pancreas in a person with Type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes.

Uterus Transplantation / Womb Transplantation - Advantage and Disadvantages

Uterus Transplantation / Womb Transplantation - Advantage and Disadvantages

Learn more about uterus or womb transplantation. Its indications, types, complications, advantages, disadvantages and scientific implications.

The following section may be relevant to Organ Transplantation, though not necessarily directly related.

Alström Syndrome / Alström–Hallgren Syndrome

Alström Syndrome / Alström–Hallgren Syndrome

Alström syndrome, a rare genetic disorder due to ALMS1 mutations, occurs in the first year of childhood. Symptoms vary and include, vision, hearing loss, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.

Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis is a rare disease due to build up of abnormal proteins called amyloid in different tissues and organs of the body causing damage to the structure and affecting their normal functioning.

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Autoimmune hepatitis is a type of chronic liver inflammation that responds well to immunosuppressive medications, but may require liver transplant.

Basics of Rare Diseases

Basics of Rare Diseases

Rare or orphan diseases are least understood of all chronic diseases. They are more common than projected and kill more people than cancer and HIV together.

Biliary Atresia

Biliary Atresia

Biliary atresia is a serious condition that occurs due to the obstruction of bile ducts and results in cirrhosis of liver in infants.

BK Virus Infection

BK Virus Infection

BK virus infection remains asymptomatic for a long time. But BK virus infection after kidney transplant can harm the patient due to reduction in immunity with potent immunosuppressive agents.

Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy weakens the heart muscles and the heart loses strength to pump blood throughout the body. Treatment aims to improve symptoms and prevention complications.

Diabetic Kidney Disease

Diabetic Kidney Disease

Diabetic nephropathy refers to kidney damage due very high levels of blood sugar levels in diabetics.

Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD)

Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD)

Graft versus host disease (GvHD) occurs when donor cells recognize the host cells as foreign and begin to attack it. Symptoms can be mild, severe or even fatal.

Pericarditis

Pericarditis

Pericarditis occurs when the pericardium gets inflamed. Pericarditis is characterized by severe chest pain.

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