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… Organ Transplant On this page: Overview Health Tools Learning … person. Organs most often transplanted are: Kidney . Liver . Heart . Pancreas . Lung . Small intestine . More … of 10 people Kidney and pancreas: About 9 out of 10 people Liver: About 8 out of 10 people Lung: About 6 out of 10 …
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… Liver Resection On this page: Surgery Overview What To … Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Liver resection is surgery to remove a piece of the liver. Up to one-half of your liver can be removed if the …
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… Kidney and Liver Last updated December 12, 2024 Overview The kidneys and liver are essential for cleaning your blood, maintaining … and breaking down the foods you eat. If you have kidney or liver problems, changing your diet can help protect these …
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… Heart Transplant On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … Surgery Overview A heart transplant is a procedure in which a surgeon removes a … heart and replaces it with a donor heart. During a heart transplant, a mechanical pump circulates blood through the …
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… Kidney Transplant On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … Surgery Overview A kidney transplant is surgery to give you a healthy kidney from … from a stranger or a person who has died. Before you have a transplant, you may need to have tests to see how well the …
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… Needle Biopsy of the Liver On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To … Results Test Overview Percutaneous liver biopsy is a procedure to take a very small sample of … a toxic effect on the liver. Check the function of a transplanted liver. Find the cause of an unexplained and …
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… Liver and Spleen Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is … It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A liver and spleen scan is a nuclear scan that is done to look at these organs for disease. During a liver and spleen scan, a radioactive tracer substance is put …
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… Liver Function Tests On this page: Test Overview Why It Is … Some blood tests are used to determine whether your liver is damaged or inflamed. Although these tests help your doctor evaluate how well your liver is working, they cannot tell if you have hepatitis C . …
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… Liver Function Panel On this page: A liver (hepatic) function panel is a blood test to check how well the liver is working. This test measures the blood levels of …
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… Hair Transplant Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview What To … It Works Risks Surgery Overview Hair transplant surgery involves moving scalp hair and hair … a punch graft or with a scalpel. The hair strands are then transplanted into tiny holes or slits in bald areas of the …
