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Nephrologist
Apollo Hospitals Bannerghatta , Bangalore, India32 Years of experience
Speaks: English
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Extreme infections like hepatitis. tuberculosis and bone infections lead to the situation where you need to get your kidney transplanted. 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.
In the eventuality that your kidney or kidneys have failed whose other name is end-stage renal disease (ESRD) then one of your options is a kidney transplant. A constant diabetic person has enough build up to cause chronic kidney disease (called diabetic nephropathy). High blood pressure or Hypertension is another of the leading causes of kidney disease which could necessitate a kidney transplant.
The operating hours of the doctor are from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday, with an off on Sunday. You can be up and about from the surgery in a day or two and reach home in one week.
Popular procedures performed by Dr. Gokulnath are as follows:
Types of kidney transplants are also dependent on whether the donor is alive or deceased. A preemptive kidney transplant actually preempts the need for dialysis to come in at all. Your body should have adapted to the new kidney very well and this can be checked by getting timely checkups..
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Transplantation is when you put in an organ from a healthy person into someone whose organ is diseased or missing. And a Kidney Transplant Surgeon places a healthy kidney in place of diseased kidney/kidneys. The surgeon not just performs the procedure but handholds you through the preoperative and post operative rehabilitation as well. The recommendations of medicines and tests is also done by them. Technicians, surgeon and nephrologist are all part of the team who perform this surgery.
We have outlined below the tests that give a good picture of whether you need a kidney transplant.:
Please have a look at some more tests that are important prior to and during the kidney transplant.:
The transplant should happen efficiently and kidneys should work well post acceptance by the body, therefore it is important for the tests to be accomplished at the right time and frequency. Echocardiogram, Electrocardiogram and cardiac stress test might be needed based on the doctors opinion.
Please consult a Kidney Transplant Surgeon when you are dealing with a kidney failure and need a Kidney Transplant. Many transplants are done on patients who are already on dialysis but can be opted by patients prior to being put on dialysis. They also help you with post transplant checkups to see whether your body is accepting the transplanted kidney well. It is the surgeon whom you must consult when you are in the process of deciding whether to get a transplanted kidney or not.