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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 …
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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 … to reject the kidney, your doctor may be able to stop the rejection. But if not, you'll need to have dialysis again or …
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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 … (biopsies) of the transplanted heart tissue to check for rejection. Learn more Cardiac Rehabilitation Why It Is Done …
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… Organ Transplant On this page: Overview Health Tools Learning About Transplants Preparing for a Transplant At the Hospital After … 6 out of 10 people Pancreas: About 8 out of 10 people Organ rejection is possible. When a new organ is placed into your …
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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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… 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 … of lung transplant are problems during the surgery and rejection of the donated organs. Infection and rejection of …
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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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… 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). …
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… antigens can tell if donor tissue is safe (compatible) for transplant to another person. This test may also be called … match of antigens, the more likely that an organ or tissue transplant will succeed. A better match may mean that fewer anti-rejection drugs will be needed. The more similar the antigen …
