Liver Transplant - Strange Reasons You Have To Go For It!

Liver, being the largest gland present inside the body, weighs almost 3 pounds. It is a vital organ of the human body and performs critical functions which are required for the normal functioning of the body. The liver makes protein which is required for blood clotting. The liver also produces many other enzymes which are required in cellular pathways.

In many cases, due to chronic or acute illnesses, a portion of the liver gets injured or damaged. In these cases, liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation under immunosuppressive drugs is a potentially successful treatment which can be performed by surgeons under ideal conditions.

When is a liver transplant necessary?
Liver transplant is a procedure to replace a diseased or necrosed liver with either a whole or a part of a healthy liver from a donor. This may come from a living or deceased donor. The surgery is extremely complicated with an average duration of 10-12 hrs. Before transplantation, liver support therapy might be indicated. A liver transplant is always the last option, for any liver-damaging conditions including alcohol abuse, hepatitis, and cancer.

Any condition leading to acute liver failure requires a liver transplant, provided that the recipient does not have other conditions that will fail a successful transplant.
Other potential causes leading to a liver transplant

A patient is advised for a liver transplant procedure when the liver is damaged to a condition where a cure is not possible. The many potential reasons that would need a person to undergo liver transplant are:
Viral hepatitis which includes all types of hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E) which are blood Bourne or transmitted through oral or fractal route.

1. Acute and subacute necrosis of liver
2. Alcoholic fatty liver
3. Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver
4. Chronic hepatitis
5. Cirrhosis of liver without mention of alcohol
6. Biliary cirrhosis
7. Cystic fibrosis
8. Benign neoplasm of liver and biliary passages
9. Neoplasm of unspecified nature in digestive system
10. Glycogenesis
11. Pure hypercholesterolemia
12. Lipidoses
13. Carcinoma of liver and biliary system
14. Neoplasm of uncertain behavior in liver
15. Disorders of bilirubin excretion
16. Disorders of copper metabolism
17. Congenital factor VIII disorder
18. Congenital factor IX disorder
19. Budd-Chiari syndrome
20. Other chronic nonalcoholic liver disease
21. Unspecified liver disease without mention of alcohol
22. Other sequelae of chronic liver disease
23. Other specified disorders of gallbladder
24. Cholangitis, obstruction of bile duct
25. Biliary atresia
26. Perinatal jaundice due to hepatocellular damage
27. Other specified perinatal disorders of digestive system
28. Injury to liver
29. Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
30. Encephalopathy, unspecified
31. Portal vein thrombosis
32. Deficiencies of circulating enzymes

A liver transplant is suggested if other traditional treatments for liver disease aren’t enough to keep a person alive. Though waiting for a liver transplant is a long process, the surgery coordination happens quickly once you have a match. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can ask a free question.