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HEART VALVE TRANSPLANTATION The human heart has 4 chambers, which consist of 2 atria and 2 ventricles, one on each side. The upper chamber...

BONE TRANSPLANTATION Bone transplantation or bone grafting, as it is more commonly known is a surgical procedure where surgeons use an ext...

WHAT IS INTESTINAL FAILURE? Intestinal failure is a serious condition that prevents a person from digesting and absorbing food and other ...

OBESITY AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION Obesity in the general population is a growing problem in the US and is especially problematic when vi...

YOU NEED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT – WHAT WORKUP IS REQUIRED? Kidney transplantation is offered to patients who are already on dialysis or are g...

TISSUE DONATION Every year, there are approximately 20,000 tissue donors in the United States. Nearly a million tissue transplant surgerie...

SALLY’S STORY – THE MIRACLE OF PAIRED KIDNEY DONATION Sally M. (not her real name) was born with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a condit...