Conditions where A Liver Transplant Is Necessary

Liver is the second largest organ in our body and weighs about 3 pounds, which is found in reddish-brown color and feels like a rubber substance. Liver in the body is protected by the rib cage, it is built in such a way that it has two lobes, the right and left lobe.  As per the India's best liver transplant doctor in India, the liver plays a vital role in our body and any disruption in its function might cause life-threatening conditions in the body. Liver helps infiltration of blood and protects from toxic substances such as alcohol and drugs. The main function of the liver is to produce bile juice that helps in digestion of fats in the body. It is also required for the metabolism of protein, fats, carbohydrates, enzyme activation, and storage of glycogen vitamins and minerals. Further it also synthesis of plasma proteins albumin and helps in blood clotting.

Bad eating habits, liver disorders such as fatty liver disease, hepatitis,  virus infection, and excessive consumption of alcohol or infection all hamper the functioning of the liver that disturb overall function of the body. In order to resume the healthy functioning of the liver, liver transplant sometimes becomes absolutely necessary.

Liver Transplant is a surgical procedure in which medical conditions arise where the liver does not function properly; such conditions include liver failure, liver disease or liver cancer. In such a medical condition it is required to replace an infected liver with a healthy liver from a donor; one can even use a part of the liver from a donor. The vital functions such as removing bacteria and toxins from the blood, preventing it from infection, regulating the immune response, processing the nutrients, medications and hormones can’t be done if the liver cannot function properly.

Getting the liver from transplant is not an easy process as people suffering from chronic liver diseases have to search forever for a transplant in advance as there is a huge list of donors which requires a lot of time.  Another problem with liver transplant is that it is necessary that it matches the recipients. Since, if it does not match and works properly in sync with the body, in that case a body starts rejecting the new organ that doesn't match it as a threat or an infection and  the body tries to kill the donor cells. Such conditions become life-threatening therefore in order to avoid such a situation, tissue testing is done in order to know whether the body will be able to accept the new liver or not.

Warning signs of liver failure:

·       Vomiting (blood in vomiting)

·       Nausea

·       Fatigue

·       Tremors

·       Sleeplessness

·       Breathlessness

·       Disorientation or confusion

·       Abdominal swelling

·       Excruciating pain in the abdomen

·       Gelling of skin and eyeball (jaundice)

Conditions that require a liver transplant

·       The help of advancement in garments of Technology and advancement in Medical Science procedures and the best liver transplant hospitals in India, the transplants have become very easy and has successfully helped in improving the life of thousands of people.

·       People suffering from liver failure go through a lot of health-related problems for a very long period of time, they also go through a lot of pain and years of medication but when the liver actually gives up; in that condition liver transplant is required to treat acute liver failure cases.

·       Liver failure might be caused due to a various number of cases such as

·       Injury or accident

·       Cirrhosis

·       Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C

·       Alcoholic liver disease that causes damage to the liver due to excessive consumption of alcohol is very common and a lot of liver transplants are required due to overconsumption of alcohol. People are able to go for the transplant as liver transplant cost in India has become very affordable these days.

·       Alcoholic fatty liver disease is a condition in which fats get accumulated in the liver that causes inflammation or swelling and damages cells of the liver; in such conditions liver transplant becomes necessary.

·       Genetic diseases or factors that require liver transplant include cases of hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease.

·       Further in the case of liver cancer where cancer has spread to a major part of the liver in such situations liver transplants become absolutely necessary.