𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺
In a groundbreaking World’s first, Rela Hospital has successfully performed a Robotic Liver Transplant on the youngest recipient to date—a five-year-old child. This historic surgery marks a major milestone in the field of robotic and paediatric transplant surgery, combining cutting-edge technology with complex surgical expertise to deliver faster recovery and improved outcomes. Chennai, May 22, 2025: Rela Hospital, a globally renowned leader in liver transplant surgery , has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first hospital in the world to perform a robotic liver transplant on a five-year-old child. This makes the child the youngest recipient of a robotic liver transplant globally, marking a major advancement in both paediatric and robotic surgery. The patient (recipient), a five-year-old boy, was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Urea Cycle Defect, in which the liver cannot properly process proteins from food, leading to a harmful buildup of ammonia in the blo...