General Surgery

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Celebrities Who Had a Gastric Balloon

Medifinder7 min read

Several television personalities and content creators have openly shared their experience with a gastric balloon, a non-surgical weight loss treatment that temporarily reduces the space in the stomach.

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What are the Benefits of a Kidney Transplant?

Erkan Bayram7 min read

A kidney transplant is a treatment for kidney failure that places a healthy donor kidney into the body to do the work the kidneys can no longer do well. For many people who are medically eligible, it can offer more freedom, better daily energy and improved quality of life compared with dialysis.

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Going from Dialysis to Kidney Transplant

Erkan Bayram12 min read

Going from dialysis to kidney transplant is a major change in treatment, routine, and long-term kidney health planning. Dialysis can help replace some kidney functions when kidney failure occurs, while a kidney transplant places a donated kidney in the body to take over much of the work the kidneys can no longer do.

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Kidney Transplantation Candidates

Erkan Bayram9 min read

Kidney transplantation candidates are people with advanced kidney disease who may benefit from receiving a healthy donor kidney. Becoming a candidate is not based on kidney function alone; it also involves overall health, surgical risk, infection risk, emotional readiness, support system.

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