Liver
Liver is one of the body’s sensitive organs that the body can not dispense with. It performs tasks that no other member can perform in the event of any disease or damage. Characterized in liver cells, they can regenerate themselves very quickly, and each cell can perform all the functions of the liver; so if a quarter of the liver is intact, it will perform all functions to the fullest.
The liver is located at the top of the abdomen. It is located at the bottom of the diaphragm and next to the right part of the stomach. It is the largest organ in the body and is characterized by its oblique color.
Importance of liver
The liver performs many tasks, such as purifying the blood of the toxins and residues that may be present in it. It also converts the food eaten by the person into energy that cells can use to carry out their various activities.
The liver may suffer from many diseases that cause its inability to function properly in whole or in part, and therefore need to be a new liver transplant where it is the ideal solution for treatment.
Liver transplantation
Is a process in which part of a healthy liver is transferred to a person with renal failure to replace the infected liver. The donor may be alive or someone who has died a little while ago to ensure the continuation of the liver. Which may result from a problem that makes them unable to function, or may be a person with chronic failure whose symptoms begin to destroy the liver gradually.
Method of liver transplantation
- Before starting the process of liver transplant the person must prepare for the process well and prepare for it psychologically; where the doctor may arrange meetings with people who have previously conducted the process to talk to them about what he thinks, and thus rid of any fears that may exist, because the mental state of the patient is important Too to increase the chance of success of the process.
- After the donor is found, he is subjected to several tests that show the suitability of his liver to the body of the infected person, and the tests include the condition of the donor if he is alive to ascertain the extent of his body to cope with the loss of part of the liver.
- The patient is equipped to perform the operation, and then the abdomen is opened at the area of the liver to get rid of the patient and replace it with the proper part, may be replacing the old liver complete and put the new liver in place, or may remain old liver in place and be placed new liver nearby, The process can last up to 12 hours. The most common thing doctors face during the operation is the loss of blood. The recipient is then transferred to intensive care to determine the body’s response to the new liver.