Why is it impossible to transplant a bladder? It seems strange to me that a heart can be transplanted and a bladder can’t.

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Why is it impossible to transplant a bladder? It seems strange to me that a heart can be transplanted and a bladder can’t.

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A bladder certainly could be transplanted, but a neobladder (made out of a patient’s own intestine) has the same end result without the concern of rejection.