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Why Choose Manipal?
Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore, provides the best possible liver transplant care. Choose us for the following reasons:
Our Strengths:
Liver Transplant Hospital
in
Bangalore
A liver transplant surgery is a critical procedure to replace a diseased liver with a healthy
one. The
liver is unique as it can quickly regenerate lost or damaged tissue, enabling donors to live
healthy
lives post-donation. The donor’s liver will grow back to normal after surgery, and the portion
the
patient receives will also grow to normal in a few weeks. A deceased donor liver transplant is
also an
option.
Manipal Liver Care Unit at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore is the Liver Transplant
Program in Karnataka with a success rate of 94.5%. We have a team of top liver specialist
surgeons
in Bangalore working alongside dieticians, nurses, living donor advocates, social workers, and
immunology specialists to ensure you receive the best care. Top liver experts at Manipal
Hospital Old
Airport Road properly guide transplant patients and their caregivers during and after liver
transplant
surgery.
Treatments and Procedures
A living-donor liver transplantation occurs when a living individual donates a
portion of his/her
healthy liver. In the case of a living donor, the surgeries on the donor and
recipient occur
simultaneously or in close succession to minimize the time the liver segment is
outside the body.
For a living donor hepatectomy, the surgeon makes incisions on the abdomen and
removes a portion
of the liver (usually the right lobe). The surgeon then re-connects the blood
vessels, bile ducts, and
hepatic artery and closes the incision. Today, robotic approach is highly preferred
as it requires
smaller incisions to carry out the excision of the liver portion, which also
translates faster recovery
for the donor. In the recipient surgery, the diseased liver is carefully removed and
the healthy liver
portion is transplanted. The blood vessels, bile ducts, and hepatic artery are
reconnected to the
circulatory and digestive systems.
A liver transplant surgery takes between 8 and 12 hours. Both donor and recipient
are hospitalised in
the intensive care unit for several days. Post-transplant, the donor's liver
regrows to its complete
size over a short duration, typically within days or weeks, though it can sometimes
take several
months. The donor might be a family member, such as a parent, sibling, spouse or
adult child.
Regular medical check-ups are a must to ensure optimal function of the liver.
Our Facilities
Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore, provides top-notch services for liver transplant procedures. Our skilled liver transplant surgeons in Bangalore and team offer:
Advanced Diagnostic Tests
Thorough Pre-Surgery Check-Ups
Modern Operating Rooms
Expert Anesthesia Team
Personalised Post-Surgery Care
Rehabilitation Programs
Strict Infection Control Protocols
Patient education and support
Patient Experiences
Combining the best specialists and equipment to provide you nothing short of the best in healthcare.
Patient Experiences
Combining the best specialists and equipment to provide you nothing short of the best in healthcare.
FAQ's
Cirrhosis (scarring of the liver)
Chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C
Alcoholic liver disease
Autoimmune liver diseases
Primary liver cancer
Fatty liver disease
Acute liver failure
Bile duct diseases
Genetic diseases
Children - Wilson's disease, biliary atresia, metabolic disorders
● Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, a condition called jaundice
● Feeling tired or weak
● Losing your appetite
● Swelling of feet
● Swelling of the abdomen due to water accumulation
● Losing muscle
● Itching
● Bruising or bleeding easily
● Blood in the vomit
● Passing black stools
● Confusion and disorientation
a) Cadaveric (Deceased donor) liver transplant: Consent is obtained from a deceased donor's family, and the whole liver is procured and transplanted into the recipient.
b) Living donor liver transplant: A healthy person from the patient's family donates part of the liver and is transplanted into the recipient. The liver grows to normal in the donor as well as the recipient.