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… Organ Transplant On this page: Overview Health Tools Learning … most often transplanted are: Kidney . Liver . Heart . Pancreas . Lung . Small intestine . More than one organ can … of 10 people Kidney: About 9 out of 10 people Kidney and pancreas: About 9 out of 10 people Liver: About 8 out of 10 …
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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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… 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 …
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… Everolimus (Transplant) - Oral On this page: Uses Other Uses How To Use … your risk for developing a blood clot in your kidney transplant, usually within the first 30 days after surgery. … risk of death from infection in people who have had a heart transplant. Before using this medication, tell your doctor …
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… Autologous Stem Cell Transplant On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect … Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview A stem cell transplant can use stem cells that come from your own blood … they come from you, it's called an autologous stem cell transplant. Most stem cells are in your bone marrow . You …
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… Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect … How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview In a stem cell transplant, healthy stem cells are placed in your body … IV to help your bone marrow start to work as it should. The transplant can use stem cells that come from your own blood …
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… Lung Transplant for Cystic Fibrosis On this page: Surgery … It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Lung transplant is an option for a few people who have severe … from a recently deceased donor. What To Expect After lung transplant surgery, you will be cared for in the intensive …
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… Organ Transplants: Anti-Rejection Medicines On this page: Overview … Overview People who've had an organ transplant need anti-rejection medicines. That's because the … You get a dose of a steroid medicine before your transplant. These medicines include prednisone and …
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… Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease On this page: Treatment … Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Stem cell transplant is a possible cure for sickle cell disease . It's … body may start to produce normal hemoglobin . Stem cell transplants require bone marrow from another person (donor). …