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LUCKNOW: Achieving a major feat, doctors performed the first liver transplant in KGMU’s over 100-year history on Thursday.The patient is a 50-year-old man who was suffering from chronic liver disease. The transplant cost the patient around Rs 8 lakh, which is about one-tenth of the cost charged at private hospitals. I am proud of KGMU doctors, nursing and paramedical staff and thank Dr Subhash Gupta and his team from Delhi. Let’s pray for the speedy recovery of both donor and recipient and wait for the final result,” said KGMU vice-chancellor Prof MLB Bhatt. Liver transplants are a complex procedure and are performed in only select hospitals of the country.“This is the beginning of a new chapter..