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Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be transported from a donor site to another location.
Ovary transplantation, giving rise to successful pregnancies, will result in children who will have the genetic inheritance of the organ donor and not the recipient. It has so far only been carried out on identical twins , since the use of an ovarian transplant from a genetically identical donor prevents rejection of the donated organ.
This means that anyone may receive a transplant of a type-O organ, and consequently, type-O recipients are one of the biggest beneficiaries of ABO-incompatible transplants. [2] While focus has been on infant heart transplants, the principles generally apply to other forms of solid organ transplantation.
The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 is an Act of the United States Congress that created the framework for the organ transplant system in the country. [1] The act provided clarity on the property rights of human organs obtained from deceased individuals and established a public-private partnership known as Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
The global solid organ transplant (SOT) market is projected to increase to a size of US$ 7.88 billion by the end of 2034. East Asia is forecasted to occupy a global market share of 14% by the end of 2034. The market in North America is forecasted to expand at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2024 to 2034. Operations for solid organ transplants are projected ...
The transplant is called an allograft, allogeneic transplant, or homograft. Most human tissue and organ transplants are allografts. It is contrasted with autotransplantation (from one part of the body to another in the same person), syngenic transplantation of isografts (grafts transplanted between two genetically identical individuals) and ...
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common opportunistic infection that may occur after a kidney and other solid organ transplants and is a risk factor for graft failure or acute rejection. [79] [81] BK virus is now being increasingly recognised as a transplant risk factor which may lead to kidney disease or transplant failure if untreated. [82]
A transplant surgeon is a surgeon who performs organ transplants. Among the many organs that can be transplanted are: kidneys , livers , hearts , lungs , the pancreas , the intestine (especially the small intestine ), and recently, faces , tracheal (windpipe) tissue, and penises .