What is liver transplantation

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Liver transplantation is certainly not a strange disease for us. At least we have heard of it. Under what circumstances will liver transplantation be needed? And how can liver transplantation happen? Let's talk about what is liver transplantation.

What is liver transplantation

First, the so-called liver transplantation refers to a surgical treatment by implanting a healthy liver into the patient's body to make the liver function of patients with end-stage liver disease recover well. It can be divided into orthotopic liver transplantation and heterotopic liver transplantation. Orthotopic liver transplantation can be divided into classic liver transplantation and piggyback liver transplantation according to the different anastomoses of donor liver vein and recipient inferior vena cava.

Second: Generally speaking, liver transplantation is not suitable for patients with the following conditions: extrahepatic malignant tumor that is difficult to cure; infection that is difficult to control; alcoholics or drug addicts that are difficult to quit; organic diseases of important organs such as heart, lung, brain and kidney; psychopathy or mental diseases that are difficult to control.

Third: systemic examination before liver transplantation is mainly to evaluate the function of heart, lung, kidney and other important organs, mental state, nutritional status and infectious diseases. Specifically, it can be divided into three categories: routine examination, special examination and individualized examination. Routine examination, special examination and individualized examination.

matters needing attention

Generally speaking, liver transplantation is a relatively large operation, so patients must have some psychological preparation before operation, and at the same time, they must relax their mind, otherwise it will not be good for the progress of the disease, but will play a certain reaction.