Dr Nahrwar has performed many bone marrow transplants throughout his years as a specialist, and he is an expert on the conditions that require bone marrow transplant as a treatment. Bone marrow is the spongy, fatty tissue inside your bones that produces red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and immature blood-forming stem cells. A bone marrow transplant is a medical procedure in which bone marrow that has been damaged or destroyed is removed and replaced with healthy bone marrow stem cells. The healthy stem cells help to make enough white blood cells, platelets, or red blood cells, which restores the blood's various essential functions.
Bone marrow transplants are used to treat:
Types of bone marrow transplants:
A stem cell/bone marrow transplant is usually performed after chemo- and radiation therapy is complete. The stem cells are usually delivered into the patient's bloodstream through a tube called a central venous catheter, similar to a blood transfusion. The stem cells migrate through the blood into the bone marrow. Surgery is often not required.
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