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Liver transplant

My husband is 78 and has been told he's too old for a transplant in US and now his kidney's are failing.  Where can we go to find a liver transplant for him and it is advisible?

His diag:Renal failure (586) AND CIRRHOSIS, CRYPTOGENIC (571.5)
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unfortunately his age may preclude liver transplantation.  many live donors are performed in india so people sometimes go there when they can not get transplants elsewhere
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I HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROUTE-SUGGEST YOU CONTACT GLOBAL HOSPITALS IN INDIA-HYDERABAD AND CHENNAI.THEY HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMER SEVICES DEPARTMENT IN HYDERABAD.I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEM
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One such hospital in Delhi is SGRH
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