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Bookmark or Share- Liver transplant - Mayo ClinicA liver transplant is a surgery that removes a liver that no longer functions properly (liver failure) and replaces it with a healthy liver from a deceased donor or a portion of a healthy liver from a living donor. Your liver is your largest internal organ and performs several critical functions, including:
- Organ Transplantation: MedlinePlusThe organs that can be transplanted include: Heart. Intestine. Kidney. Liver. Lung. Pancreas. You often have to wait a long time for an organ transplant. Doctors must match donors to recipients to reduce the risk of transplant rejection. Rejection happens when your immune system attacks the new organ.
- Everything you need to know about organ transplants - Medical News TodayWhat to expect. Statistics. Finding a donor. Benefits. Risks. Outlook. When a person needs an organ transplant, it is because one of their organs is working very poorly or failing. Undergoing an...
- Organ Transplant | US Organ Donation System | UNOSThe number of transplants performed in the United States has increased annually with more than 46,000 organ transplants performed in the U.S. in 2023. The national transplant system ensures patient safety, equity and efficient stewardship of the gift of life. What organs can be transplanted? Donated organs — from deceased donors or living donors.
- Kidney transplant - Mayo ClinicA kidney transplant is a surgery to place a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor into a person whose kidneys no longer function properly. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the spine just below the rib cage. Each is about the size of a fist.
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