Preliminary examinations
The patient travels abroad for a liver transplant with his donor. Both the donor and the patient undergo a medical examination. First of all, they take blood tests to confirm compatibility. Ultrasound, MRI, CT scans are performed, organ scans are taken, their condition and location are determined.
The next step is to obtain the consent of the ethics committee. Independent lawyers and doctors check documentation, survey results, and conduct interviews. The operation does not take place without consulting psychotherapists.This is a risk, and doctors check the stability of the donor's psychological state and that his motives are selfless. The donor can cancel the operation at any time.
The examination takes 2-4 weeks, in emergency cases 2 days. You can bring ready-made results to the transplant center. Contraindications to surgery are cancer, severe heart and lung diseases, HIV, alcoholism or drug addiction, etc.
Surgery and recovery after liver transplantation abroad
Abroad, the patient's organ is completely removed, and the donor's liver is divided into two parts, one of which is transplanted to the patient. Surgeons connect the new organ to the blood vessels and bile ducts, the operation lasts about 12 hours. After surgery, drug therapy is performed so that the patient's body does not reject the cells of the new liver. Recovery after liver transplant surgery abroad takes 3-4 weeks. You can return to your usual life after 8-10 weeks. A patient who has had a new liver transplant must follow the recommendations of doctors: diet, medication, regular checkups.
The advantages of liver transplantation abroad
- are advanced equipment and specialists: the preparation and conduct of the operation involves about 25 highly qualified doctors of various fields. The best samples of medical equipment are used in foreign clinics;
- effective drug therapy: high-quality drugs reduce the risk of rejection of a new organ by up to 10%;
- loyal legislation: liver transplantation to foreign citizens abroad is carried out only from living donors, but in general the law is loyal to such operations: in some countries unrelated transplants (from friends, colleagues, distant relatives) are allowed. It takes no more than a week to obtain the consent of the ethics committee.
There are specialized liver transplant clinics in India, Turkey, Singapore, the USA, Europe, and Israel. Operations are successful in 80-95% of cases.
The cost of liver transplantation abroad
- For children – from $ 115,000 to $145,000.
- For adults – from $ 145,000 to $230,000.
The package price includes research, medical consultations, surgery, hospitalization, medicines for both the patient and the donor.
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