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  1. Liver Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... you on a waiting list for a liver transplant. Doctors do liver transplants when other treatment cannot keep a damaged liver ... and replaces it with a healthy one. Most transplant livers come from a donor who has died. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/livertransplantation.html - Health Topics
  2. Organ Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    You may need an organ transplant if one of your organs has failed. This can happen because of illness or injury. When you have an organ transplant, doctors remove an organ from another person and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/organtransplantation.html - Health Topics
  3. Heart Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    A heart transplant removes a damaged or diseased heart and replaces it with a healthy one. The healthy heart comes from ... or viral infections of the heart. Although heart transplant surgery is a life-saving measure, it has ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hearttransplantation.html - Health Topics
  4. Lung Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    A lung transplant removes a person's diseased lung and replaces it with a healthy one. The healthy lung comes from a ... died. Some people get one lung during a transplant. Other people get two. Lung transplants are used ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lungtransplantation.html - Health Topics
  5. Kidney Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    A kidney transplant is an operation that places a healthy kidney in your body. The transplanted kidney takes over the work ... so you no longer need dialysis. During a transplant, the surgeon places the new kidney in your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/kidneytransplantation.html - Health Topics
  6. Pancreas Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... that help control blood sugar levels. A pancreas transplant is surgery to place a healthy pancreas from ... shots. An experimental procedure called islet cell transplantation transplants only the parts of the pancreas that make ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pancreastransplantation.html - Health Topics
  7. Bone Marrow Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... help the blood to clot. A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that replaces a person's faulty bone marrow stem cells. Doctors use these transplants to treat people with certain diseases, such as: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bonemarrowtransplantation.html - Health Topics
  8. Islet Cell Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the body use glucose for energy. Islet cell transplantation transfers cells from an organ donor into the ... to make and release insulin. Researchers hope islet transplantation will help people with type 1 diabetes live ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/isletcelltransplantation.html - Health Topics
  9. Stem Cells (National Library of Medicine)  
    Stem cells are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system for the body. There are two ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/stemcells.html - Health Topics
  10. Bone Grafts (National Library of Medicine)  
    A bone graft transplants bone tissue. Surgeons use bone grafts to repair and rebuild diseased bones in your hips, knees, spine, and sometimes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bonegrafts.html - Health Topics
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