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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The bladder itself is rather straight forward, the problem is where it is

The pelvis has a lot of blood vessels and it’s a pretty tight space to work in. So a bladder transplant hasn’t even been attempted.

So in summary, in principle it’s possible but the process is too difficult