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An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. Organ donors can be living, or deceased (previously referred to as cadaveric).
Types of Transplants
Autograft
A transplant of tissue from one to oneself. Sometimes this is done with surplus tissue, or tissue that can regenerate, or tissues more desperately needed elsewhere (examples include skin grafts, vein extraction for CABG, etc.) Sometimes this is done to remove the tissue and then treat it or the person, before returning it (examples include stem-cell autograft and storing blood in advance of surgery.)Allograft
An allograft is a transplanted organ or tissue from a genetically non-identical member of the same species. Most human tissue and organ transplants are allografts.Isograft
A subset of allografts in which organs or tissues are transplanted from one to a genetically identical other (such as an identical twin). This is differentiated because though it is anatomically identical to an allograft, it is closer to an autograft in terms of immunology. More on [ Organ transplant ]
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A Patient's Guide to Liver Transplant Surgery - Detailed before, during, and after surgery information, including the transplant team, medications, and organ donation. Transplant tour has surgery photos.
Meta Description: [ A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to liver transplant surgery, including a step-by-step tour of the liver transplant surgery process. ]
A Transplanted Patient - A personal view of what it is like to have a liver transplant and operation procedures, both before and afterwards. Details about the liver and QA format concerning transplantation.
eMedicine Health: Liver Transplant Overview - Consumer health resource center providing information on the risks and benefits of liver transplants.
Meta Description: [ Currently, more than 17,000 people in the United States are waiting for liver transplants. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), about 5,300 liver transplantations were performed in ... ]
European Liver Transplant Registry - (ELTR) summarizes the results of about 40,000 liver transplantations in 35,000 patients from 120 centers of 20 countries.
Meta Description: [ The European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR) summarizes the results of about 40,000 liver transplantations in 35,000 patients from 120 Centers of 20 Countries ]
Jackson Gastroenterology: Liver Transplant - Overview of reasons for transplant, evaluation, and transplant centers. Includes information about surgery, recovery, and organ donation.
Meta Description: [ Jackson Gastroenterology's Web Site
includes office information and paient education material on digestive and
liver disorders, and nutrition. Endoscopic procedures that help in diagnosis
and treatment are also described. ]
Liver Transplant - Provides basic information and answers to common questions. Includes patient success story. [Story requires free RealPlayer download.]
Meta Description: [ Provides information on educational programs for undergraduates, medical students, residents, and health professionals. Also provides patient information on diseases and procedures. ]
Liver Transplant Support Online - Information, chats, and message boards for pre- and post-transplant patients. Includes news, medications and research, concerns, jokes, poems, and journals.
Liver Transplantation - Describes the transplant process, and provides a link to the most current list of free publications available from the National Institutes of Health.
Meta Description: [ Liver Transplantation ]
New Zealand Liver Transplant Recipients Website - Provides information, personal experiences and contact people for all recipients, care givers and interested people. Donors, fact sheets and The Liver are three sections.
Meta Description: [ New Zealand Liver Transplant Patients, support group nationwide for all liver transplant patients and to publicise the importance of New Zealanders being organ donors. ]
The Tiger Fund - Helping Needy Organ Donor and Transplant Families - Information about transplantation, organ donation, the needs of liver patients, and programs to support patients.
UT Memphis Liver Center - Specializes in hepatology transplant and research services.
Meta Description: [ University of Tennessee Department of Medicine-Hepatology is the Southeast leader in Hepatology/Transplant/Research Services. ]
What I Need to Know About Liver Transplantation - Article from NDDIC that explains the reasons for transplant, what happens during and after surgery, rejection, and how to care for the new liver.
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