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Combined Kidney & Liver Transplant

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What is Combined Kidney & Liver Transplant ?

Combined liver & kidney transplant is a complex surgery that is known to benefit patients who have diseases related to both the organs. This also includes patients with potentially reversible kidney failure, and has been receiving dialysis for more than two months.

It has been found that there might be certain long-term benefits to combined liver & kidney transplant, in comparison to only a kidney transplant. The patients also show a lower incidence of chronic injury to the kidney,and a better overall kidney function subsequent to five years post procedure.

What is Combined Kidney & Liver Transplant ?

Combined liver & kidney transplant is a complex surgery that is known to benefit patients who have diseases related to both the organs. This also includes patients with potentially reversible kidney failure, and has been receiving dialysis for more than two months.

It has been found that there might be certain long-term benefits to combined liver & kidney transplant, in comparison to only a kidney transplant. The patients also show a lower incidence of chronic injury to the kidney,and a better overall kidney function subsequent to five years post procedure.

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How is it done?

  • Obtaining the organs is the first step in this procedure. Combined liver & kidney transplant is performed almost exclusively with organs from deceased donors. Even though it is possible, the procurement of a part of the liver and a kidney from the same living donor is known to be extremely risky, and hence it is ideally avoided.
  • The surgery involves sequential transplant of the organs.
  • First, the liver is transplanted from the donor into the recipient.
  • This is followed by the kidney transplantation.
  • Post the successful transplantation, the patient is kept under intensive care for observation. During this, the patient’s acceptance of the transplant is observed.
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How is it done?

  • Obtaining the organs is the first step in this procedure. Combined liver & kidney transplant is performed almost exclusively with organs from deceased donors. Even though it is possible, the procurement of a part of the liver and a kidney from the same living donor is known to be extremely risky, and hence it is ideally avoided.
  • The surgery involves sequential transplant of the organs.
  • First, the liver is transplanted from the donor into the recipient.
  • This is followed by the kidney transplantation.
  • Post the successful transplantation, the patient is kept under intensive care for observation. During this, the patient’s acceptance of the transplant is observed.
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