Nephrologist ·
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh , Delhi, India
35 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Hindi , English
Here is an outline of the conditions that are treated by Dr. Dinesh Mittal, a Kidney Transplant Surgeon.
Your kidneys can be affected by infections including hepatitis, tuberculosis, and bone infections, and of which you end up needing a kidney transplant. Even patients who are suffering from cancer or have had cancer recently might need to get a kidney transplant done. Are you suffering from liver disease or cardiovascular disease? Then it is a possibility that you could have to get a kidney transplant.
The signs and symptoms which lead to end-stage kidney disease necessitating a kidney transplant are outlined below.
Please consult your Kidney Transplant Surgeon whether you need to get a transplant done if your kidneys have failed i.e., you have the end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Long-term diabetes can bring your kidneys to this situation that you end up getting a kidney transplant. Your kidneys could be damaged also due to prolonged history of High Blood Pressure (Hypertension).
The doctor's operating hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday, and Sunday is an off day. It will take you a day or two to start recuperating, to get discharged and reach home will take up to a week's time.
We bring to you the names of the popular procedures performed by Dr. Dinesh Mittal:
The kidney transplant may involve retrieving the kidney from a deceased or a living donor. The word preemptive defines the kind of kidney transplant wherein the kidney is replaced prior to the point where your kidneys deteriorate so that you would need dialysis. It is also important to check if the transplanted kidney is working properly or not and regular checkups post-surgery are required to do so.
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A healthy kidney in the place of one or two diseased kidneys, this procedure is called a kidney transplant and is performed by a Kidney Transplant Surgeon. The surgeon not just performs the procedure but handholds you through the preoperative and post operative rehabilitation as well. They also prescribe the right medications and tests which will assist the process. The surgeon is the most important component of the core team which is inclusive of nurses, technicians and nephrologist.
We have outlined below the tests that give a good picture of whether you need a kidney transplant.:
Here is a comprehensive list of additional tests needed before and during the kidney transplant procedure.:
In order to ensure the acceptance and seamless functioning of the kidneys, the tests should be done timely and at the right frequencies. Few of these tests are important to know the heart strength and they are Echocardiogram, Electrocardiogram and the cardiac stress test.
Any symptoms that indicate a kidney failure are a good reason for you to a kidney transplant done. It is not necessary that just people on dialysis get the kidney transplant, it is also true that you can get it done before such a situation arises. It is not just the actual procedure but the surgeon assists you with how the body is faring with the new kidney. Further, the decision to get a transplanted kidney is also taken in strict consultation with the surgeon.
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