Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH), the Liver unit, accomplished a challenging split liver transplantation combined with a kidney transplant and saved 2 adult lives.
A 17-year-old boy met with a road accident and was declared brain dead. The family generously came forward to donate his organs. To maximise the utility of organs, the liver transplant team of doctors decided to split the liver into two halves and transplant it to two different individuals waiting for liver transplant, according to the hospital.
“Usually in such conditions, one recipient would be a child. It is very rare to have two liver recipients in the adult age group due to the complexities involved in the procedure and size mismatch. After evaluating the donor’s suitability for such an exercise, the expert team decided to split the liver and use it for 2 adults where one recipient is waiting for combined liver and kidney transplantation due to hyperoxaluria and kidney failure another patient with liver cancer and liver cirrhosis,” the hospital noted.
“The procedure was carried out simultaneously and successfully completed by 2 expert teams. Both recipients’ liver functions were good and fit for discharge after one week. Two months since the transplant both resumed their normal routine activities without any complications,” the hospital, added.
Dr. Nalla G Palaniswami, Chairman, KMCH and Dr. Arun Palaniswami, Executive Director lauded the Liver transplant team for their remarkable feat of achievement.
