Loyola's
Intra-Abdominal Organ Transplant Division treats diseases
of the liver and kidneys. Surgeons anticipate adding
intestinal and small bowel transplants to complete the
intra-abdominal program, which already includes liver
and kidney transplantation.
National
statistics show that 85 percent of transplanted cadaveric
kidneys are still functioning at one year. The success
of living donor transplants is even better with more
than 95 percent of these kidneys functioning at one
year. While older projections suggested that 50 percent
of cadaveric and living donor kidneys functioning at
one year would still be functioning at 12 years and
23 years, respectively, more recent data suggests that
patients reaching one year without an acute rejection
episode (an injury to the kidney caused by the body's
immune system and requiring extra medication to reverse
it), have a 50 percent chance of keeping their kidneys
for 30 years or longer.
More than 775 kidney transplants
have been performed since the program's inception in
1971. Short- and long-term graft survivals, as well
as low rejection rates in adult and pediatric recipients,
are among the best in the United States. For
the past six years, more than 90 percent of patients
in our practice have reached one year free of an acute
rejection episode. To prevent acute rejection episodes,
transplant recipients have to take immunosuppressive
drugs every day. By working closely with the transplant
team, most rejection episodes that do occur can be reversed.
Should a patient experience an irreversible rejection
or some other problem that causes the transplant to
fail, she would return to dialysis and be eligible for
retransplantation. Currently, results with second transplants
are comparable to those following a first transplant.
Our
Team
Our team is comprised of surgeons, physicians,
nurse coordinators, social workers, dieticians, financial
counselors, and office personnel who are dedicated to
achieving the best possible long-term outcomes for our
patients. We realize that sorting through all of the
new information presented to you, not to mention dealing
with kidney disease itself, can be overwhelming at times.
We put a high priority on personalizing our care and
making ourselves available to our patients at all times
whether the transplant was one month or ten years ago.
Locations
and Contacts
A full spectrum of kidney transplantation services
is available in Maywood at:
Loyola
Outpatient Center
Services
also are offered at the following Loyola site:
Oakbrook
Terrace Medical Center
If you would like to make an appointment or need assistance to find an appropriate physician, please call us at (888) LUHS-888.
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