Rela Hospital Performs Bilateral Lung Transplant Gives New Lease of Life to 18-Year Old Girl, Ending Her Ordeal with Oxygen Dependency
The girl contracted tuberculosis when she was 8 years old. For years, she suffered from frequent infections. The challenge of performing a bilateral lung transplantation is compounded by the patient’s severe pulmonary hypertension. News in Detail: Chennai, 21 October 2024: Rela Hospital successfully performed a complex bilateral lung transplant on an 18-year-old girl from Tuticorin who had been battling Post-TB Bilateral Bronchiectasis, a condition in which damage to the bronchial tubes (airways) of both lungs occurs as a consequence of a previous tuberculosis infection. The girl, Shanmugapriya, contracted a tuberculosis infection when she was eight years old. Initially, she was treated with medication by a general physician in her hometown. However, as her condition worsened, she required non-invasive oxygen support at home and was eventually hospitalised for 24x7 oxygen support. The lungs were harvested from a brain-dead patient in Thanjavur and brought to Rela Hospital in a re...