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… Kidney Transplant On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … Risks Surgery Overview A kidney transplant is surgery to give you a healthy kidney from …
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… Organ Transplant On this page: Overview Health Tools Learning … from another person. Organs most often transplanted are: Kidney . Liver . Heart . Pancreas . Lung . Small intestine . … 8 out of 10 people Intestine: About 6 out of 10 people Kidney: About 9 out of 10 people Kidney and pancreas: About …
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… Heart Transplant On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … Surgery Overview A heart transplant is a procedure in which a surgeon removes a … heart and replaces it with a donor heart. During a heart transplant, a mechanical pump circulates blood through the …
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… Kidneys Last updated March 25, 2025 Your kidneys remove waste, produce hormones and balance the … your body. There are various problems which can affect your kidneys, such as chronic disease or infection. Learn more in …
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… Donating a Kidney On this page: Overview Overview Kidney transplantation is the best way known to save a person's …
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… Kidney Biopsy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … small pieces of tissue to look at under a microscope. A kidney biopsy may be done to check for problems or when … disease and see if treatment is working. Find out why a transplanted kidney isn't working well. Find out more …
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… Hair Transplant Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview What To … It Works Risks Surgery Overview Hair transplant surgery involves moving scalp hair and hair … a punch graft or with a scalpel. The hair strands are then transplanted into tiny holes or slits in bald areas of the …
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… Kidney Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A kidney scan is a nuclear scanning test that is done to check … blood pressure called renovascular hypertension. See how a transplanted kidney is working. Check the extent of kidney …
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… Kidney and Liver Last updated December 12, 2024 Overview The kidneys and liver are essential for cleaning your blood, … balance, and breaking down the foods you eat. If you have kidney or liver problems, changing your diet can help …
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… Kidney Stones On this page: Health Tools … Self-Care What are kidney stones? Kidney stones are made of salts and minerals in the urine …
