IAF Deploys Dornier Aircraft At Short Notice To Transport Liver From Pune To Delhi
The mission was crucial given it was conducted at short notice.
Feb 25, 2024, 09:28 AM IST
Medical breakthrough! Doctors perform liver transplant, revive comatose COVID-19 positive patient
The patient has been discharged after surgery and is recuperating from home, he has also defeated COVID-19. Doctors of MGM healthcare said that he would be able to live a normal life post-transplant and could even resume playing Kabaddi in about a year’s time.
Jun 10, 2021, 15:14 PM IST
Liver transplant of Saudi girl performed using bovine jugular vein of cow in Gurugram
Doctors performed a liver transplant of a one-year-old girl child 'Hoor' of Saudi Arabia. The operation was performed in Artemis hospital of Gurugram. The liver transplant was performed using bovine jugular vein of a cow to provide blood circulation to the new liver.
Jan 10, 2020, 11:58 AM IST
Thane hospital uses Mumbai's local train to transport organ for transplant
A team of doctors covered a distance of 30.8 kilometres in 45 minutes using the local train to cover most of the distance.
Feb 16, 2019, 17:34 PM IST
Indian surgeon to perform liver transplant surgeries in Karachi, train Pak doctors
A renowned Indian surgeon, Dr Subhash Gupta, is all set to perform three to four liver transplant surgeries in Karachi, as per a report by Pakistan media.
Mar 12, 2018, 16:49 PM IST
UK surgeon pleads guilty of branding patients' livers with his initials
While 53-year-old Simon Bramhall admitted to assault, he pleaded not guilty to charges of assault causing actual bodily harm.
Dec 14, 2017, 14:27 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj assures visa for Pak national for liver transplant
Continuing her humanitarian gesture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday announced that a Pakistani national will be given visa for his liver transplant in India.
Nov 19, 2017, 00:17 AM IST
Doctors perform complex paediatric liver transplants in Delhi
Azariah Malala and Lilaz Bakhtiyar from Fiji and Iraq are suffering from congenital liver defects, forms of Biliary atresia.
Jun 15, 2017, 23:39 PM IST
Thomas Starzl, pioneer of liver transplants, dies at 90
Thomas Starzl performed the world's first liver transplant in 1963 and the world's first successful liver transplant in 1967.
Mar 06, 2017, 09:41 AM IST
5-year-old Pakistani girl receives new lease of life; undergoes liver transplant surgery in India
The surgery took place on January 13.
Feb 16, 2017, 20:00 PM IST
Life saving liver transplant performed on Pak boy aged 4 and UAE teen in Delhi
As children, suffering from this condition grow older, their skin gets thickened and the light penetration decreases making phototherapy less effective.
Feb 07, 2017, 23:04 PM IST
Liver takes off from Indore to rescue Mumbai woman's life
The woman, who was admitted at Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital, suffered from liver cirrhosis and was need of a transplant as she was in a critical state.
Nov 17, 2016, 14:21 PM IST
Nigerian baby of 2 months undergoes liver transplant in Delhi
According to the doctors, while David's birth weight was 3 kg, the disease ravaged him, leading to malnourishment and weight loss.
East India's first cadaver liver transplant in Kolkata
Family members of a 53-year-old male patient - Samar Chakraborty - who was declared brain dead on Monday assented to the procedure to transplant the liver that is expected to bequeath a new lease of life to a 46-year-old female recipient with liver damage.
Jul 27, 2016, 08:37 AM IST
82-year-old brain-dead Kerala man becomes oldest liver donor
An 82-year-old man who hails from Kerala has given a new lease of life to a patient about half his age with his family donating his liver.
Jul 05, 2016, 22:36 PM IST
Green corridor helps transport liver 210km in 3.30 hours!
It took the ambulance a mere 3.36 hours to transport the liver from Nashik's Rishikesh Hospital to Pune's Sahyadri Hospital.
Jun 28, 2016, 12:55 PM IST
Indian firm says 3D-printed liver tissue developed
A Bengaluru-based biotechnology start-up has developed a 3D-printed tissue that functions like a human liver and can one day be used for full-fledged liver transplants, according to the developers.
Dec 26, 2015, 00:11 AM IST
