Advanced technologies enhance safety, success of liver transplants at Jehangir Hospital Kajal Rajput8 Jun 2023 5:45 PM ISTPune: Over 8,500 patients in India undergo liver transplants yearly, and approximately 12,500 people are added to the donor waitlist as per the survey...
Doctors at Sahyadri Hospital perform 20-hour swap liver transplant surgery on two patients suffering from liver cirrhosis Kajal Rajput9 May 2023 2:45 PM ISTPune: In a rare feat, Sahyadri Hospitals Transplant Team successfully performed a swap liver transplant surgery lasting 20 hours. These surgeries were...
Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion for human liver grafts before transplantation tied to less complications Jacinthlyn Sylvia26 April 2023 10:30 AM ISTA new study published in the Journal of Hepatology suggests that similar numbers of patients with at least one ≥ III complication were seen in...
47-year-old brain-dead patient gives new lease of life to four in Delhi Kajal Rajput23 April 2023 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: A 47-year-old male from Delhi, who suffered a seizure and collapsed following the same was rushed to Manipal Hospital, Palm Vihar, on 20th...
Fortis Escorts Doctors perform auto liver transplant on 35-year-old Kyrgyzstan woman Kajal Rajput14 April 2023 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: For the First time in North India, Doctors at Fortis Escorts, Okhla, New Delhi, successfully conducted a challenging auto liver transplant...
Liver transplant candidates of small stature faced with long waiting list and decreased access to organ Jacinthlyn Sylvia1 April 2023 9:45 AM ISTA new study by Catherine Kling and team suggests that candidates on the liver waitlist with the lowest body surface area (BSA) were at a disadvantage...
Doctors at Apollo hospitals perform liver transplant on 6-month-old girl suffering from biliary atresia Kajal Rajput15 March 2023 9:45 AM ISTNew 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...
Medical Bulletin 18/January/2023 Isra Zaman18 Jan 2023 2:15 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Vitamin D benefits and metabolism may depend on body weight: StudyVitamin D is an essential nutrient...
Post liver transplant monitoring Epstein-Barr viral load may lower risk for rare post transplant complication Isra Zaman18 Jan 2023 9:30 AM ISTPrimary infection with or reactivation of EBV can occur after liver transplant and can lead to PTLD. An Epstein-Barr virus viral load or EBV VL...
Monitoring Epstein-Barr viral load after liver transplant may reduce risk for rare posttransplant complication Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTA study of adult recipients of liver transplants has found that monitoring transplant recipients for Epstein-Barr virus viral load (EBV VL) helped to...
New drug promising for treatment of rare liver disease, Alagille syndrome Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTMore than 4,000 babies each year are born with Alagille syndrome, which is caused by a mutation that prevents the formation and regeneration of bile...
Medanta hospital conducts India's first 3-way liver transplant swap, saves 3 lives Dr. Nandita Mohan23 Dec 2022 4:58 PM ISTA team of doctors at Medanta Hospital has successfully performed the country's first three-way transplant swap, or paired exchange, in which three...
