TRANSPLANTATION WHEN YOUR BLOOD GROUP OR TISSUE DOES NOT MATCH

Transplantation is the best form of treatment for patients suffering from end stage kidney disease. Sometimes in living donation, the blood groups of the donor (person who is giving the organ) and the recipient (person who is receiving the organ) do not match. A similar situation arises when the recipient has antibodies against the donor […]

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LIVING DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

What is living donation? Living donation takes place when a living person donates an organ (or part of an organ) for transplantation to another person. Living related donation-The living donor can be a family member, such as a parent, child, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren or spouses (emotional relationship) Living unrelated donation – Living donation can also […]

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LAPROSCOPIC DONOR NEPHRECTOMY

Kidney donors present a unique challenge to the operating surgeon as donors are not patients but healthy individuals. Donors undergo a major operation with potential morbidity driven by a purely altruistic motive. Hence they should be offered the latest and most minimally invasive treatment available. The answer is Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy which ensures a speedy […]

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ROBOT ASSISTED KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION

Hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplant are the different modalities available for renal replacement therapy for patients suffering from end stage kidney disease. However, kidney transplantation remains the treatment of choice for ESRD as it leads to longer survival and superior quality of life. Kidney transplantation has traditionally been performed by open approach, but recently, a […]

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ALL IT COSTS IS A LITTLE LOVE

“Without my heart transplant I would not have lived to celebrate my 18th birthday” says young Sunita, with a twinkle in her eyes. As her mother looks at her with love, and overwhelming sense of gratitude to the unknown family that donated their son’s heart, lungs, eyes and liver, to different people, in an act […]

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