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Revised April, 2024 – Resource, International Patient Center
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- Processing nutrients, medications and hormones
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- Producing bile, which helps absorbatin of fats, cholesterol and fat-soluble vitamins
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- Producing proteins that help the blood clot
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- Removing bacteria and toxins from the blood
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- Preventing infection and regulating immune responses
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Living-donor transplant is an alternative for waiting for a deceased-donor liver to become available. Living-donor liver transplant is a safe procedure because the human liver regenerates and returns to its normal size shortly after surgical removal of part of the organ.
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WHY IS LIVER TRANSPLANT BEST PERFORMED IN TURKEY?
Liver transplant is a treatment option for people with liver failure whose condition can’t be controlled with other treatments and for some people with liver cancer. Liver failure may happen quickly or over a long period of time. Liver failure cases that occurs quickly, in a matter of weeks, is called acute liver failure. Acute liver failure is an uncommon condition that is usually the result of complications from certain medications.
Although a liver transplant may treat acute liver failure as it is more often used to treat chronic liver failure. Chronic liver failure occurs slowly over months and years. Chronic liver failure may be caused by a variety of conditions. The most common cause of chronic liver failure is cirrhosis. When cirrhosis occurs, scar tissue replaces normal liver tissue and causes the liver to not function properly. Cirrhosis is the most frequently reason for a liver transplant.
Major causes of cirrhosis leading to liver failure and liver transplant include:
- Hepatitis B and C.
. - Alcoholic liver disease, which causes damage to the liver due to excessive alcohol consumption.
. - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition in which fat builds up in the liver, causing inflammation or liver cell damage.
. - Genetic diseases affecting the liver, including hemochromatosis, which causes excessive iron build-up in the liver, and Wilson’s disease, which causes excessive copper build-up in the liver.
. - Diseases that affect the bile ducts (the tubes that carry bile away from the liver), such as primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosan cholangitis and biliary atresia. Biliary atresia is the most common reason for liver transplant among children.
Liver transplant may also treat certain cancers that originate from the liver.
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WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF LIVER TRANSPLANT IN TURKEY?
Complications of the procedure
The liver transplant surgery carries a risk of significant complications. There are risks associated with the procedure itself as well as with the drugs necessary to prevent rejection of the donor liver after the transplant.
Risks associated with the procedure include:
- Bile duct complications, including bile duct leaks or shrinking of the bile ducts
. - Bleeding
. - Blood clots
. - Failure of donated liver
. - Infection
. - Rejection of donated liver
. - Mental confusion or seizures
Long-term complications may also include recurrence of liver disease in the transplanted liver.
Anti-rejection medication side effects
After the liver transplant, you’ll take medications for the rest of your life to help prevent your body from rejecting the donated liver. These anti-rejection medications can cause a variety of side effects, including:
- Bone thinning
. - Diabetes
. - Diarrhea
. - Headaches
. - High blood pressure
. - High cholesterol
Because anti-rejection drugs work by suppressing the immune system, they also increase your risk of infection. Your doctor may give you medications to help you fight infections.
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HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A LIVER TRANSPLANT?
Specific tests, procedures and consultations which you may undergo:
- Laboratory tests, such as blood and urine tests to assess the health of your organs, including your liver
. - Imagination methods, such as an ultrasound of your liver
. - Cardiology consultation to determine the health of your cardiovascular system
. - A general health exam, including routine cancer screening tests, to evaluate your overall health and to check for any other illnesses that may effect the success of your transplant
Your evaluation may also include:
- Nutrition counseling with dietitians who assess your diet and make recommendations on how to plan healthy meals before and after your transplant
. - Psychological evaluation to assess and treat any underlying issues, such as depression or anxiety and determine whether you fully understand the risks of a liver transplant
. - Meetings with social workers who assess your support network to determine whether you have friends or family to help care for you after transplant
. - Addiction counseling to help people who are struggling with how to quit alcohol, drug or tobacco
. - Financial counseling to help you to understand the cost of a transplant and post-transplant care and to determine the coverage of the package
Once these tests and consultations are completed, the transplant center’s selection committee meets to discuss your situation. The committee determines whether a liver transplant is the best treatment for you and whether you’re healthy enough to undergo a transplant.
Administrative conditions:
- The donor must be from the family and the degree of relatives to the fourth degree: father, mother, son, daughter, uncle, aunt and cousins
. - Requirement to bring a certificate proof of kinship apostille by Turkish consulate
. - Birth certificates of the patient and the donor apostille by Turkish consulate
. - A marriage certificate from the donor’s husband or wife apostille by Turkish consulate
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
Disclaimer:
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