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     Liver transplant     

What is the liver transplant?
Liver transplant is surgery to replace a portion of the patient Qaibdk caused by another person. Part comes from the liver donated by a relative. In this case, only receive part of the liver donor. And enough part in the liver transplant patient needs, and the remaining part would meet the needs of the donor.

And in a short period (about two months) growing part grown to full size of the liver in both the donor and the future, and lead full and liver.

<Remark: There is also a liver transplant from a deceased person, but recently this type of surgery, is currently available in Egypt>

When we need a liver transplant?
We need to transplant the liver only in cases of late liver disease when not enough liver patient who needs of the patient's body is where the danger to his life ..
Does not mean that you might need to liver transplant, you are in danger of death immediately. Because it usually takes a long time to find a donor for you. For this reason, you will need your doctor to decide for months or years before they must be liver transplant for you.

What might make the doctor thought I might need for liver transplant?
May you need to Ivkrdobepk in liver transplant if you have any of the following symptoms, and which does not respond to treatment:

Skin eye Asfrar or severe persistent (yellow)

Rain abdominal others responsive to treatment

Speed the formation bruising or bleeding speed

Vomiting blood or passing blood in the stool of others responsive to treatment

Recurrent hepatic coma

Changes in liver tests, which suggests that there is a failure severe liver functions

Can anyone for liver transplant?
No, laying the liver major surgery and not everyone needs liver transplant can stand this surgery. In other cases, your doctor may decide that liver transplantation may not be helpful.
Atkdtabepk if you need liver transplants should do all they can to keep your health the best forms.

Some of the things that might prevent you from obtaining liver transplant include:

Advanced liver cancer

The existence of any other type of cancer in the past 3 to 5 previous

And other diseases of advanced heart, lung or kidney


What is a life after liver transplant?
Most people who were liver transplant them return to full and active life. Most of them live for many years. But some things will be different. You will have to take medication every day to make sure that your body does not reject the new Qaibdk. You will have to see your doctor a lot and periodic follow the health care team. May need for continued treatment, liver and stop alcohol or drug use. You may have some new problems. Some people who take the planting problem with sugar, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and accidental injuries. Canutok can help you to deal with these problems, if it occurred.

If you are a patient infected with C Will he come back in the new liver?
But possible new drugs have become available to prevent the destruction of the virus C Qaibdk new.