Orthotopic procedures (from Greek orthos, straight topos, place) 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.[1]
When organs are transplanted to a different anatomical location the procedure is said to be heterotopic (e.g. heterotopic heart transplantation).
References
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