Organ Transplant Procedures

Purpose:

Performed for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESRD), chronic kidney failure, or severe kidney damage.

Procedure:

A healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor is transplanted into the patient.

The new kidney is connected to blood vessels and the bladder.

In most cases, the diseased kidney is left in place unless it causes infection or other issues.

Types of Kidney Transplant:

Living Donor Transplant: The kidney is obtained from a healthy living donor (family member, relative, or unrelated).

Deceased Donor Transplant: Kidney is obtained from a brain-dead donor.

Recovery Time:

Hospital stay: 7-10 days.

Full recovery: 6-12 weeks.

Life-long immunosuppressant drugs are required.

A healthy liver from a donor is transplanted into the patient.

The damaged liver is removed, and the donor liver is connected to the major blood vessels and bile duct.

A portion of the liver can also regenerate if obtained from a living donor.

Types of Liver Transplant:

Living Donor Liver Transplant: Part of the liver is taken from a living donor (mostly a family member).

Deceased Donor Liver Transplant: The entire liver is taken from a brain-dead donor.

Recovery Time:

Hospital stay: 10-14 days.

Full recovery: 3-6 months.

Life-long immunosuppressant medication.

Procedure:

The diseased heart is removed and replaced with a healthy donor heart from a brain-dead person.

Major blood vessels like the aorta, pulmonary artery, and veins are reconnected.

Life-long immunosuppressants are necessary to avoid organ rejection.

Recovery Time:

Hospital stay: 2-3 weeks.

Full recovery: 6 months - 1 year.

Procedure:

The damaged lung is removed and replaced with a healthy donor lung from a deceased person.

Can be single-lung or double-lung transplant depending on the condition.

Recovery Time:

Hospital stay: 2-3 weeks.

Full recovery: 3-6 months.

Requires lifelong immunosuppressants.

Types of Bone Marrow Transplant:

Autologous Transplant: Uses the patient's own stem cells.

Allogeneic Transplant: Uses a donor's stem cells.

Procedure:

High-dose chemotherapy/radiation is given to destroy the diseased bone marrow.

Healthy stem cells are infused into the bloodstream to regenerate new bone marrow.

Recovery Time:

Hospital stay: 2-3 weeks.

Full recovery: 6 months - 1 year.

Procedure:

A healthy pancreas from a deceased donor is transplanted.

The pancreas helps produce insulin, regulating blood sugar.

If done along with a kidney transplant, it is called a Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant (SPK).

Recovery Time:

Hospital stay: 10-14 days.

Full recovery: 6 months.

Kidney Transplant (Renal Transplant)

Heart Transplant

Liver Transplant

Lung Transplant (Single or Double Lung Transplant)

Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) / Stem Cell Transplant

Pancreas Transplant (for Diabetes or Pancreatic Failure)