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Familial amyloidosis surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Organ-specific transplant may need to be done, depending on the organ involved. However, surgery is not commonly done in patients with amyloidosis, since it is usually a systemic disease that requires treatment of the underlying cause.
Indications
Indications
The mainstay of treatment for familial amyloidosis is eradicating the underlying cause. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with organ failure such as:[1]
- Heart failure
- Chronic renal disease
- Liver failure
Surgery
Surgery
- Cardiac transplant may need to be done for patients with cardiac amyloidosis.
- Organ-specific transplant may need to be done, depending on the organ involved.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.