Nephrologist ·
Artemis Health Institute , Gurgaon, India
31 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: English ,Hindi
We have listed here the conditions that are treated by Dr. Lakshmi Kant Tripathi.
Extreme infections like hepatitis. tuberculosis and bone infections lead to the situation where you need to get your kidney transplanted. A recent occurrence of cancer or being a cancer patient in the present also could make you an excellent candidate for a kidney transplant. 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 end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Long term diabetes can bring your kidneys to this situation that you end up getting a kidney transplant. Another major reason that could result in serious irreversible damage to the kidneys is having High Blood Pressure (Hypertension).
The doctor's operating hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday, Sunday is an off day. 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. Lakshmi Kant Tripathi are as follows:
Of the types of kidney transplants, the cadaveric renal transplant and living donor kidney transplant is so differentiated owing to the nature of the donor whether deceased or alive respectively. A preemptive kidney transplant actually preempts the need for dialysis to come in at all. One must go for regular checkups post the procedure to know if the transplanted kidney is working well..
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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 surgery, the recovery and rehabilitation, the surgeon is involved throughout. The recommendations of medicines and tests is also done by them. The core operation team of the surgeon consists of Technicians, Nephrologist and nurses as well.
In order to check if you are the right candidate for a kidney transplant, there are some tests that need to be done such as:
We bring to you some more tests that could be required in the process of kidney transplant.:
The tests are important to be performed at the right time and at proper frequencies to ensure the accuracy of the process, acceptance of the kidney and its proper functioning. Echocardiogram, Electrocardiogram and cardiac stress test might be needed based on the doctors opinion.
It is when your kidneys are failing that you could opt for a kidney transplant, in consultation with a Kidney Transplant Surgeon. You can avoid the condition of going on the dialysis at all by getting a kidney transplant to preempt this situation. You need to stay in touch with your surgeon during the post transplant recovery period. Further, the decision to get a transplanted kidney is also taken in strict consultation with the surgeon.
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