First Combined Liver-Kidney Transplant Performed at KGMU, India
Doctors at King George's Medical University (KGMU) have successfully performed the institution's first combined liver-kidney transplant after the family members of a brain-dead patient donated the organs.
Organ Donation Saves Lives
The liver, kidneys and corneas were harvested from a 20-year-old resident of Lonar village in Hardoi.
He was admitted to the KGMU Trauma Centre after a road accident last month and had been on ventilator support. The accident took place on October 24 in Hamirpur. The donor worked as a helper in the transport sector.
Combined Liver-Kidney Transplant
The liver and a kidney were transplanted to a 58-year-old man from Azamgarh by a KGMU team led by Dr. Abhijit Chandra, head of the department of gastro surgery.‘A 20-year-old donor who was brain dead donates liver and kidney to 58-year-old man. Hence, gift of organ could be a gift of life.’
The second kidney was sent to the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science (SGPGIMS) for another patient via a green corridor. The corneas have been kept at the eye bank at KGMU.
After the road accident, the 20-year-old donor was first admitted to a private hospital and later shifted to KGMU.
KGMU spokesperson Dr. Sudhir Singh said, during treatment, he was declared �brain dead' and, later, the doctors convinced the family to agree to organ donation.
The liver and a kidney were received by a 58-year-old man from Azamgarh.
Source: IANS