2. The liver is a large, meaty organ that sits
on the right side of the belly. Weighing
about 3 pounds, the liver is reddish-brown
in color and feels rubbery to the touch.
Normally you can't feel the liver, because
it's protected by the rib cage.
Liver
3. Function of Liver
Stores vitamins, sugar and iron to help give your
body energy
Controls the production and removal of cholesterol
Clears your blood of waste products, drugs and other
poisonous substances.
Makes clotting factors to stop excessive bleeding after
cuts or injuries
Produces immune factors and removes bacteria from
the bloodstream to combat infection
4. When we require Liver Transplant
Surgery?
Biliary
Atresia
This condition occurs from either absence
of the bile ducts or abnormal development
of the same.
Acute Hepatic
Necrosis
This condition is caused because the
tissue in the liver dies.
Metabolic
Disease &
Liver Cancer
This is a condition, caused from the
chemical activity, caused by the liver in the
cells.
5. Liver Transplant Surgery Procedure
A liver transplant is a surgical procedure performed to replace a
diseased liver with a healthy liver from another person. The liver
may come from a deceased organ donor or from a living donor.
An entire liver may be transplanted, or just a section. Because the
liver is the only organ in
the body able to regenerate,
a transplanted portion of a
liver can rebuild to normal
capacity within weeks.
6. Risks Associated With the Liver Transplantation
Blood vessels
blocked in
the newly
transplanted
liver
Infection
Block of bile
duct
Bile Leakage
7. Liver Transplant Surgery Procedure
A liver transplant is a surgical procedure performed to replace a
diseased liver with a healthy liver from another person. The liver
may come from a deceased organ donor or from a living donor.
An entire liver may be transplanted, or just a section. Because the
liver is the only organ in
the body able to regenerate,
a transplanted portion of a
liver can rebuild to normal
capacity within weeks.
Cost for Liver Transplant
$50000, 20 Days Stay