User:Morison Menon

A successful transplantation (moving of an organ from one body to another) is the most durable option for a patient suffering from end stage organ failure. With first successfulkidney transplantation in 1953 the medical world has moved into a new orbit which is now contemplating limb and face transplantation.Organ transplantation has evolved through years with people undergoing transplantation leading a near normal life with safe and affordable medications. Kidney, liver, pancreas, heart, intestine and eye (cornea) are the routine organs that are transplanted. Though not a solid organ, bone marrow (stem cell) transplantation is another domain in the world of transplantation, mainly done for various hematologic conditions. Availability of donors/organs, affordability of medications, general health and proactive nature of patients are important aspects of successful transplantation. Even in the developed world despite having advanced health care delivery systems, there is significant demand-supply deficit in transplantation. In developing countries like India the proportion of needy patients undergoing transplantation is deplorably low. If one looks at kidney failure, the cost and effort involved in doing dialysis which is the alternative treatment for renal failure is so high that we can do a renal transplantation with the expense involved for two years of dialysis. Promoting organ transplantation is the need of the hour for end stage organ failures in developing countries. In brief, transplantation gives best outcome in the most cost-effective way.