Son saves father’s life in a rare liver transplant surgery at Kumaran Hospitals
- Prof Mohamed Rela’s team perform a rare ABO incompatible liver transplant successfully;
- Breakthrough solution to solve the long standing problem of blood group incompatibility
Chennai, December 18, 2019: David Marshall, a
54 year old gentleman suffered from serious Liver problems and came to Kumaran
Hospitals, where he was diagnosed with Liver Failure and Liver Cancer. The
problem was very serious and it was clearly evident that only a Liver Transplant
could save his life.
Though Tamilnadu is the
pioneer in organ transplantation and the state tops the table of successful
liver transplantations performed in India, the numbers are still far away from
adequate. Listing the recipient’s name in the State Organ Registry and waiting
for it could take a very long time and many patients don’t survive this long
and painful wait for a matching organ from an unknown brain-dead patient.
One major solution to
this problem is harvesting a part of the liver from a Living Related Donor that
can be transplanted to the ailing patient. These kind of surgeries require high
level of expertise and skill. However most often than not we find ourselves in
the situation where there is no blood group match between the donor and the recipient.
An ABO incompatible graft will be severely rejected by the recipient’s body and
will lead to organ failure again.
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(L to R) Organ Donor - Son of Patient David Marshall; Patient David
Marshall; Prof Mohamed Rela, Renowned Liver Transplant Surgeon; Dr S P
Shivakumar, Executive Director, Kumaran Hospitals; Dr Dinesh Jothimani, Liver
Transplant Physician (Hepatologist)
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Prof Mohamed Rela, World Renowned Liver Transplant Surgeonsaid “Since the patient was very ill, a unique solution was put forth in
the case of David Marshall, where his son, whose blood group did not match his
father’s, agreed to donate his liver. After a detailed team discussion in the best
interest of the patient it was decided to go ahead with liver transplantation
after ‘desensitisation’ of the recipient blood by removing antibodies that can
cause severe rejection. This is called ABO incompatible liver transplantation,
a lifesaving surgery.”
This
is a unique procedure of its kind where the patient received special medication
two weeks before the transplantation and a procedure called plasmapheresis to minimise the cells
that produce specific antibodies and remove the existing antibodies. The health
status of the patient was monitored closely and the transplantation was carried
out successfully in Kumaran Hospitals, Kilpauk, Chennaiby the team lead by Prof
Mohamed Rela from Dr Rela Institute, Chromepet, Chennai.After the successful
transplant surgery, the patient recovered well in the ICU and was shifted to
the regular ward from where he was discharged after complete recovery.
Commenting on the
successful transplant surgery, Prof
Mohamed Rela,said “These types of
surgeries should be performed in higher numbers since the requirement for
donated solid organs outweigh the availability of potential donors by a very
large margin in our country. Most often the patient finds himself in a
predicament of an unmatched living related donor, and the ABO incompatible
transplantation has presented itself as a welcome solution to this very common
problem”.Prof
Mohamed Rela is a world authority in Liver Transplantation and has been
instrumental behind the phenomenal success of solid organ transplantation in
Tamilnadu in the last 10 years. Vividly recalling his
ordeal and recovery David Marshall said “I
was pretty sure that my time has come when doctors broke the news of liver
cancer and organ failure to me. Thanks to Prof. Rela and the doctors at Kumaran
Hospitals, my son’s loving gift to me did not go waste and I’m here very much
alive and healthy talking to you all”.
About Kumaran Hospitals,
Kilpauk, Chennai: Kumaran Hospitals is a superspecialty and multi-specialty healthcare
center established in the year 1989 by Dr. S.
Palaniswamy and Dr. P. Manimekalai to provide a wide spectrum of
high quality medical services at affordable costs. Located in the heart of
Chennai, the center is NABL certified and is equipped to provide the
highest level of medical and surgical services for children and adults. Kumaran
Hospitals is NABH accredited and utilizes sophisticated technology
for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Around 3 decades of experience in
Health Care, the medical and surgical team is highly skilled and has great
experience in handling every situation. The team is ably assisted by a
dedicated team of nurses, technicians and support staff to provide a holistic
healing experience to every patient.
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