On an ultrasound image, steatotic livers appear brighter, whereas the normal appearance is darker. At the same time, cirrhotic livers can be seen as...
A deceased donor liver transplant is the most common type of liver transplant procedure. The benefits of this procedure include better quality of life...
Living donor transplants have excellent results as compared with deceased donor transplants. However, finding a living donor may be difficult. The donors go through...
A deceased donor liver transplantation involves surgically replacing an unhealthy or diseased liver (that no longer functions normally) with a healthy liver from the...
Generally, most patients are hospitalised for 7 to 10 days after the liver transplant depending on the patient's age, health condition and recovery rate....
The risks associated with a deceased donor liver transplantation are high fever, chills, or flu-like symptoms, rejection of the newly transplanted liver, infection in...
As per the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) report, August 2020, the success rate for living donor kidney transplants is 98.11% and the...
Yes! It will take a while to regain strength and endurance after the transplant, but eventually, the patient can resume normal daily activities. Walking...
The success rate of living donor liver transplants is around 90% which is slightly higher than the deceased donor transplants (85%). Success means the...