Nephrologist ·
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj , Delhi, India
34 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Hindi , English
Here is an outline of the conditions that are treated by Dr. Neeru Praveer Aggarwal, a Kidney Transplant Surgeon.
Your kidneys can be affected from infections including hepatitis, tuberculosis and bone infections because of which you end up needing a kidney transplant. Kidney transplant could be a requirement for patients who have recently recovered from cancer or who are suffering from cancer now. Kidney disease or cardiovascular disease can become good reasons for someone to get kidney transplant done.
Let us have a look at the signs and symptoms because of which kidneys end up losing 90% of ability to filter then the person has end stage kidney disease and will need a kidney transplant.
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). A constant diabetic person has enough build up to cause chronic kidney disease (called diabetic nephropathy). Also, it is High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) that has become a leading cause of irreversible damage being done to the kidneys.
Your kidneys could be damaged also due to prolonged history of High Blood Pressure (Hypertension). You will start to recuperate in a day or two and be home bound within a week.
We bring to you the names of the popular procedures performed by Dr. Neeru Praveer Aggarwal.:
The donors whose kidney is transplanted in the place of the diseased kidney could be a living or deceased donor. It makes sense for you to get your kidney or kidneys replaced with a healthy kidney before you would have to get on dialysis and such a procedure is called a preemptive kidney transplant. One must go for regular checkups post the procedure to know if the transplanted kidney is working well..
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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.:
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. 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. 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.
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