Summary:
The average size of an adult kidney is 11cm.PGI has started highly specialized cadaver kidney donations since last year. After four days, the infant’s kidneys started functioning like those of an adult and grew up to 7cm. Till now, three such transplant surgeries have been successfully performed in PGI, which has the regional organ and tissue transplant organization (ROTTO). CHANDIGARH: An infant’s kidneys that were around 4.5cm in length were transplanted to a 38-year-old woman two months ago in PGI, Chandigarh. This en bloc transplant surgery is challenging and needs lot of expertise.” He said, “We utilized the experience of some professors in Oslo while operating the 11 month baby..