What examination does liver transplant need

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Liver transplantation is a kind of operation for the treatment of liver function problems, which is to transplant healthy liver into the body of patients by operation, so as to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. Now let's take a look at what examination is needed for liver transplantation.

What examination does liver transplant need

First: liver function, blood routine, bleeding and clotting time, heart function and kidney function. 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 mainly includes blood, urine, feces, sputum examination, chest X-ray, ECG, abdominal B-ultrasound examination.

Second, special examinations mainly include liver color ultrasound and abdominal magnetic resonance or CT angiography (to understand the anatomy and blood flow of portal vein, hepatic artery, hepatic vein and inferior vena cava), as well as magnetic resonance imaging of biliary system (to understand the anatomical structure of biliary tract inside and outside the liver). Individualized examination is mainly based on the results of the preliminary examination to decide whether to conduct more in-depth examination.

Third, the most important of all tests is the blood type and tissue matching of the transplant patients. But there are many other items that need to be checked before the migration. Blood and tissue matching, blood cell count, blood biochemistry and immune system will all be checked, which will help to evaluate whether you are suitable for transplantation and help to select a suitable donor.

matters needing attention

For this kind of transplantation, the risk is generally high, so having a good attitude is of great help to the treatment of the disease. After the operation, we should also maintain healthy living habits, follow the doctor's advice, and appropriate activities are also helpful to recovery.