Transplant rejection
Transplant rejection Transplant rejection occurs when the immune system of the recipient of an transplant attacks the transplanted organ or tissue. ...
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Rejection
Rejection Rejection may mean: In psychology, rejection is an emotion felt by most humans ... if it is an emotional advance. Repeated rejection (particularly of children) or fear of it ... lead to loneliness and depression. In medicine, transplant rejection usually refers to the immune ...
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Organ transplant
Organ transplant An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or ... previously referred to as cadaveric). Types of Transplant Autograft A transplant of tissue from one to oneself. Sometimes ... autograft in terms of immunology. Xenograft A transplant of organs or tissue from one ...
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Organ rejection
Organ rejection Organ rejection is a process by which the immune system of the recipient of a transplant attacks the transplanted organ. This is because ... organisms such as bacteria and viruses. See Transplant rejection
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Cornea transplant
Cornea transplant Cornea Transplant A cornea transplant, also known as a corneal graft or ... When the primary purpose of a cornea transplant is to improve visual acuity, the prognosis ... recover normal vision. History The first cornea transplant was first performed in 1905, by ...
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Face transplant
Face transplant A face transplant is a skin graft that involves replacing ... the procedure. The alternative to a face transplant is to move the patient's own ... details. The world's first partial face transplant on a living human was carried out ... surgeon who performed the first successful hand transplant in 1998) and Professor Bernard Devauchelle ...
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Hand transplant
Hand transplant A hand transplant is a medical operation to transplant a hand from one human to another ... to 12 hours, whereas a typical heart transplant operation lasts 6 to 8 hours. The recipient of a hand transplant needs to take immunosuppressive drugs, as ...
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Bone marrow transplant
Bone marrow transplant Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) or hematopoietic stem ... of chemotherapy and irradiation prior to a transplant. In this case there is a greater ... advantage of a lower risk of graft rejection, infection and GVHD. Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation ... addition, the recipient requires immunosuppressive medications. Allogeneic transplant donors may be related (usually a sibling ... is a shortage of donors. To avoid rejection of the transplanted stem cells or ...
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Heart-lung transplant
Heart-lung transplant A heart-lung transplant is a procedure carried out to replace ... Conditions which may necessitate a heart-lung transplant include: Congenital problems (defects present at birth ... hypertension (20%) Cystic Fibrosis (2%) A second transplant after the first transplant failed to 'take' or was rejected ( ...
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Talk:Organ rejection
Talk:Organ rejection This article should just be a redirect to Transplant Rejection.
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