Surgical techniques of organ transplants
Authors:
Jiří Froněk
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika transplantační chirurgie, Transplantcentrum IKEM, Praha
Published in:
Čes.-slov. Patol., 51, 2015, No. 4, p. 187-192
Category:
Reviews Article
Overview
The list of surgical procedures of solid organ transplantations appears very interesting and colorful, even with overlap among techniques. Liver transplantation is a life-saving procedure in a majority of cases, the liver can be transplanted as a full or partial graft. The liver graft can be split for two recipients; it can also be reduced for a small recipient if splitting is not indicated. Kidney transplantation is the most common solid organ transplant procedure, the majority of kidney grafts come from brain-dead donors whereas the number of live donor transplants is increasing, also thanks to paired donation and blood group incompatible transplantation methods. The small bowel and multivisceral transplantation are rare procedures; they serve selected patients with short bowel syndrome, some patients with retroperitoneal tumors or with extensive visceral thrombosis. Solid organ transplants are well established treatment methods with good and proven outcomes. A majority of patients can return to a normal life after their transplants.
Keywords:
liver transplantation – kidney transplantation – surgery
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