Organ Transplant Procedures & Diagnostics
Overview of Organ Transplant
▲Organ transplantation involves surgically replacing a failing organ with a healthy one from a living or deceased donor. It is considered when a disease has progressed to a stage where other treatments are no longer effective, and requires lifelong follow-up, including immunosuppressant therapy to prevent organ rejection.
Kidney Transplant
▼The most commonly performed solid organ transplant, used to treat end-stage kidney disease. Kidneys can come from a living donor or a deceased donor, and a successful transplant can free patients from the need for dialysis.
Liver Transplant
▼A major procedure used to treat end-stage liver disease or certain liver cancers, involving replacement of the diseased liver with all or part of a healthy donor liver, which can regenerate over time.
Living Donor Transplantation
▼An increasingly common approach in which a living person donates an organ (such as a kidney or part of a liver) to a matched recipient, often reducing waiting times compared with deceased donor transplantation.
Heart Transplant
▼A less common, highly complex procedure reserved for patients with severe heart failure that has not responded to other treatments, involving replacement of the diseased heart with a healthy donor heart.
Pancreas Transplant
▼A rare procedure, often performed alongside a kidney transplant, used primarily to treat type 1 diabetes with severe complications by restoring the body's ability to regulate blood sugar naturally.
Multi-Organ Transplant
▼A rare and highly specialised procedure in which two or more organs — such as the heart and lungs, or the liver and kidney — are transplanted simultaneously, typically reserved for patients with multiple organ failure.