Mangaluru's KMC Hospital performs first liver transplant
- | Thursday | 23rd March, 2017
Mangaluru: KMC Hospital, Mangaluru has achieved a medical feat and performed the region's first liver transplant on a 39-year-old patient.The donor of the patient was his wife aged 34 years. The patient was diagnosed with end stage liver disease due to autoimmune liver disease and medical treatment was no longer possible. Transplant was the only option to save his life.This challenging surgery was successfully conducted in a 12-hour long operation led by Dr. Olithselvan Chairman and Hepatalogist, Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru , Dr Ravichand, Chief Liver Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Magnus, Dr.Anand, Dr. Samesh Padman, Liver Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Gautham and Dr.Navneethan and Dr. Ramamurthy, Chief Anaesthetist, KMC Hospital Mangalore Dr. Olithselvan said: We have recently obtained license for liver transplants and hence this case was special. His liver condition was getting complicated and chronic that required frequent Hospital admissions, at least twice a week. It's now easier for people of Mangaluru to avail this facility in the comforts of their hometown and save time and travel cost."
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