In some organ failures, the patient can survive with some kind of temporary solution. For example, in heart failure, the heart can be operated with the latest technological devices which are called an artificial heart. In kidney failure as well, the survival rates are very high with Dialysis treatment. Unfortunately, the circumstances is not that […]
If the liver is too sick to perform its functions, it is called liver failure. Liver failure is classified in two as acute and chronic. Acute Liver Failure: It develops suddenly and almost all liver function is lost. Causes may be acute viral hepatitis (hepatitis A and hepatitis B viruses), drug intoxications, fungal poisoning, viral […]
Liver transplant is a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage liver failure and elective patients with acute liver failure. Liver transplants are performed successfully for children and adults in centers where the world’s best results are obtained regarding all types of transplants, carried out from both living donors and cadaveric donors in Turkey. The success […]
Do you know what is the number of liver transplants surgery in Turkey? Total number of liver transplant surgery is 887 in the first eight months of 2019 in Turkey. A total of 2881 organs have been transplanted in the first eight months of 2019 in Turkey. Considering the liver transplantation numbers from living donors […]