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Liver Transplant: Life Saving Alternative to Add Years in Life
Liver transplant is a complex and life saving surgery. It is the replacement surgery of existing damaged or diseased liver of a patient, with the healthy liver of the deceased donor, who has suddenly succumbed due to an accident or due to bleeding in brain. The donor could also be a living person with a healthy liver. Its a miraculous healthcare wonder, carefully executed by experts! Liver Transplant is a life saving alternative to add years in life!
Liver transplantation also known as Hepatic Transplantation is a major surgery with the good chances of survival of the patient and 75% patients survive till five years after surgery. Liver transplant is the only alternative treatment option to the end stage liver disease and /or active renal failure.
Liver location in body
Liver is the largest internal organ in the human abdomen and weighs about 3 pounds in weight.
It is located in the right side of the abdomen just below the diaphragm.
Physician can locate enlarged or swollen liver just by locating it at the right side of your abdomen, by palpation.
Liver Functions
Liver performs several important functions inside the body. They are as follows:
Cleansing action: Removal of bacteria and toxins from blood.
Regulatory action: Prevention of infection and conducting regulation of immune responses to different infections.
Processing action: Process nutrients, medication and hormones to conduct vital body functions.
Production: Production of Bile juices to absorb and metabolize fats, cholesterol and fat soluble vitamins. Produce proteins that help to make blood clot.
Who needs Liver Transplant?
The people waiting for liver transplants are more in numbers, than the living or deceased liver donors.
Patients need Liver transplants when their liver fail to work adequately due to either infections or complications of medication. Liver failure can occur due to:
