Combined kidney, liver transplant successfully done on Bengaluru boy

Medical doctors at a non-public hospital in Chennai stated they lately pulled off a mixed liver and kidney transplant from dwell donors for a 12-year-old boy affected by a uncommon genetic dysfunction.

The boy from Bengaluru was affected by main hyperoxaluria type-II, the place the liver can not regulate the extreme construct up of oxalate in kidneys and different very important organs of the physique. On account of renal failure brought on by the illness, the boy was already present process dialysis thrice per week.

In response to a press launch from Gleneagles World Well being Metropolis (GGHC), when the affected person was introduced by his dad and mom, his situation demanded a mixed liver and kidney transplant as the issue was primarily within the liver. Whereas the boy’s mom donated a kidney, his aunt donated part of her liver.

Somashekhara, guide paediatric hepatologist and liver transplant doctor, stated it was a problem to deal with the boy as there weren’t many confirmed research reported elsewhere.

Cautious coordination

In response to Mettu Srinivas Reddy, director, liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgical procedure, a workforce of over 20 surgeons have been concerned within the mixed transplant. “It is sort of a giant symphony orchestra the place the timing of the 2 donor operations and the kid’s double transplant surgical procedure needed to be fastidiously coordinated, in order that the out-of-body time of each the donated organs was stored to a minimal whereas making certain protected transplantation,” he stated.

Okay. Muruganandham, head and senior guide, urology and renal transplantation, stated the kidney transplant was significantly difficult as a full-sized grownup kidney needed to be positioned within the pelvis of a kid.

Karnan, head, paediatric intensive care, stated the boy was monitored post-surgery and was discharged after 16 days. The donors recovered inside per week.

Alok Khullar, CEO, GGHC, Chennai, stated “The multi-disciplinary strategy coupled with technical experience helped us to make sure the success of the surgical procedure.”