title: List of orthotopic procedures
text: # List of orthotopic procedures
  
  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.
  
  When organs are transplanted to a different anatomical location the procedure is said to be heterotopic (e.g. heterotopic heart transplantation).
  
  