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List of orthotopic procedures
Orthotopic
procedures
are those occurring at the
normal
place.
Examples
include:
Orthotopic
liver transplantation
, in which the previous
liver
is
removed
and the
transplant
is placed at that
location
in the
body
Orthotopic
heart transplantation
Orthotopic
kidney transplantation
.
When
organs
are
transplanted
to a different
anatomical
location the
procedure
is said to be
heterotopic
.