Treatment Duration
6 Hours
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Treatment Cost
₹ 15,00,000
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Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a treatment for an eligible patient at the end-stage of liver disease. OLT surgery involves the substitution of a diseased native liver with normal liver or a part of the normal liver from a living donor or a deceased person. OLT is recommended for individuals who have irreversible forms of acute and chronic liver disease.
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Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a treatment for an eligible patient at the end-stage of liver disease. OLT surgery involves the substitution of a diseased native liver with normal liver or a part of the normal liver from a living donor or a deceased person. OLT is recommended for individuals who have irreversible forms of acute and chronic liver disease.
The liver is situated on the right-side upper portion of the abdominal cavity, below the diaphragm, and above the right kidney, stomach, and intestines. The liver is a dark reddish-brown and a cone-shaped organ. The liver weighs around 1.3 kilograms.
The liver gets blood from two distinct sources:
The liver consists of two main lobes, and the lobes are made up of eight segments that contain 1000 lobules. These small lobes/lobules are attached to small ducts that further connect with the larger ducts to form a common hepatic duct. This common hepatic duct helps transport the bile (made from liver cells) to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine) and gallbladder through the common bile duct.
OLT is done on the patient (adults and children) who have an acute or chronic liver condition. The common reasons are:
OLT is done in individuals who have irreversible forms of acute and chronic liver disease.
The doctor will do the following things to the patient:
During Orthotopic Liver Transplant
Position during the surgery: The patient will be placed in a supine (lying on the back) position with the arms spread at 90o.
Cleaning and draping: Draping and cleaning will be done to avoid infection and protect the privacy and comfort of the patient.
Before the surgery, the doctor will do the following things:
On the day of Orthotopic Liver Transplant
The doctor will ask the patient to sign a consent form to allow them to do the surgery.
The recovery process in the hospital:
The patient:
The recovery process after hospital discharge:
First follow-up appointment
The patient's first follow-up will be after one week of the surgery to check the recovery and remove the stitches.
Possible side effects which normally occur after Orthotopic Liver Transplant are:
Risks/complications of the surgery:
Sequelae of infection:
The disease may lead to end-stage liver disease (chronic liver failure), a life-threatening and severe liver condition if the surgery is delayed.
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