Doctors at Apollo hospitals perform liver transplant on 6-month-old girl suffering from biliary atresia
New Delhi: A six-month-old girl suffering from biliary atresia a rare disease of liver and bile ducts that occurs in infants underwent a successful liver transplant at a private hospital here, authorities said.
The girl weighed 4.6 kgs at the time of the transplant and a tube was put in through her nose to supplement feeds and achieve nutritional rehabilitation for the process, the hospital said.
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The patient’s mother donated a part of her liver to the child, it said.
Founder Chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group Prathap C Reddy said India is emerging as a “leader” in organ transplantation, which is an act of human kindness and “extraordinary” medical achievement.
“One of the world’s leading transplant programs has been established at the Apollo, with finest infrastructure, technology and medical expertise,” he said.
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