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Nephrologist
Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute , Delhi, India23 Years of experience
Speaks: English
Here is an outline of the conditions that are treated by Dr. Ravi Bansal, 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. 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). 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.
We bring to you the names of the popular procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Bansal.:
Types of kidney transplants are also dependent on whether the donor is alive or deceased. The preemptive kidney transplant procedure is when the kidney is replaced before the person goes on dialysis. 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. When it comes to helping you through rehabilitation and recovery process, in addition to the actual procedure, Kidney Transplant Surgeon helps you through it all. It is the work of the surgeon to recommend tests and prescribe the medicines as well. Technicians, surgeon and nephrologist are all part of the team who perform this surgery.
There is a number of tests required to evaluate your candidature for a kidney transplant and they are listed below::
There can be a requirement for other tests basis your health conditions, these additional tests are listed her:
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. The cardiac stress test, Electrocardiogram and Echocardiogram are required in some cases to realise the heart condition and its fitness for the procedure.
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. You need to stay in touch with your surgeon during the post transplant recovery period. The doctor also consults with you in deciding whether a kidney transplant is the right way to go for you.