Doctors at a private hospital in Chennai said they recently carried out a combined liver and kidney transplant from living donors for a 12-year-old boy suffering from a rare genetic disorder.
The Bangalore boy was suffering from Primary Hyperoxaluria Type-II, where the liver cannot control the excessive buildup of oxalate in the kidneys and other vital organs of the body. Due to kidney failure due to illness, the boy was already on dialysis three times a week.
According to a press release from Gleneagles Global Health City (GGHC), when the patient was brought in by her parents, her condition called for a combined liver and kidney transplant because the problem was mainly in the liver. While the boy’s mother donated a kidney, his aunt donated a part of his liver.
Consultant pediatric hepatologist and liver transplant physician Somashekar said treating the boy was a challenge as there were not many proven studies reported elsewhere.
careful coordination
According to Mettu Srinivas Reddy, director of liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery, a team of over 20 surgeons were involved in the combined transplant. “It is like a large symphony orchestra where the timing of the two donor operations and the child’s double transplant surgery had to be carefully coordinated, to minimize the out-of-body time for both donated organs while ensuring safe Could transplant,” he said.
Of. Muruganandam, principal and senior consultant, urology and kidney transplantation, said kidney transplantation was particularly complicated as a full-sized adult kidney had to be placed in a child’s pelvis.
Karnan, the head of pediatric intensive care, said the boy was monitored after the surgery and was discharged after 16 days. The donors were cured within a week.
Alok Khullar, CEO, GGHC, Chennai said, “The multi-disciplinary approach coupled with technical expertise helped us ensure the success of the surgery.”
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