Dr. Lakshmi Kant Tripathi

About Doctor

We have listed here the conditions that are treated by Dr. Lakshmi Kant Tripathi.

• Shrunken Kidney
• Glomerulonephritis
• Polycystic Kidneys
• Kidney Stones
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Kidney Injury or Trauma
• Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Kidney Cancer
• Kidney Failure
• End-Stage Renal Disease
• Symptomatic Hydronephrosis
• Chronic Infection

Extreme infections like hepatitis. tuberculosis and bone infections lead to the situation where you need to get your kidney transplanted. A recent occurrence of cancer or being a cancer patient in the present also could make you an excellent candidate for a kidney transplant. Are you suffering from liver disease or cardiovascular disease? Then it is a possibility that you could have to get a kidney transplant.

Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD
• DM
• DNB

Experience

• Senior Resident – SGPGIMS, Lucknow

Specialization and Expertise

The signs and symptoms which lead to end stage kidney disease necessitating a kidney transplant are outlined below.

• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Decreased Urine Output (although occasionally urine output remains normal)
• Fluid Retention (causing swelling in your legs, ankles, or feet)
• Nausea
• Shortness of Breath
• Confusion
• Seizures or Coma (in severe cases)
• Kidney Disease or Kidney Failure
• Chest Pain or Pressure
• Irregular Heartbeat

Please consult your Kidney Transplant Surgeon whether you need to get a transplant done if your kidneys have failed i.e., you have end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Long term diabetes can bring your kidneys to this situation that you end up getting a kidney transplant. Another major reason that could result in serious irreversible damage to the kidneys is having High Blood Pressure (Hypertension).

The doctor’s operating hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday, Sunday is an off day. You can be up and about from the surgery in a day or two and reach home in one week.

Memberships & Certifications

• Indian Society of Nephrology
• Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
• Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India
• Indian Society of Hemodialysis
• Delhi Nephrology Society
• Indian Medical Association
• Indian Academy of Nephrology

Awards & Accomplishments

Popular procedures performed by Dr. Lakshmi Kant Tripathi are as follows:

• Kidney Transplant

Of the types of kidney transplants, the cadaveric renal transplant and living donor kidney transplant is so differentiated owing to the nature of the donor whether deceased or alive respectively. A preemptive kidney transplant actually preempts the need for dialysis to come in at all. One must go for regular checkups post the procedure to know if the transplanted kidney is working well..