Familial amyloidosis surgery
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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.
Surgery
- Cardiac transplant may need to be done for patients with cardiac amyloidosis.[1]
- Organ-specific transplant may need to be done, depending on the organ involved.