Liver Transplant in India, Dr Vivek Vij, Fortis Healthcare, Noida, Liver Disease

With liver disease spreading across the world like an epidemic, it is important to know about liver disease, factors that cause it and when should one consider a liver transplant. Dr Vivek Vij provides vital insights on this and touches upon on why liver transplants requires a multidisciplinary team of experts, specialized facilities and state of the art technology which are only available at top class hospitals like Fortis. He also speaks on challenging cases like those of Ubdar Hussain and Munir Butt who came to India from Pakistan with the hope of getting a new lease of life

Ubdar Hussain discovered that he had Hepatitis C and a cancerous tumor in his liver when undergoing a routine medical checkup in Pakistan. He opted to go to Italy for medical treatment but met with disappointment when the doctors diagnosed that the cancer had spread and liver transplant was not possible. Faced with rejections from experts in France and Germany, Ubdar turned to Fortis where the transplant team realized that there was a threat to Ubdar's life and performed a lifesaving liver transplant.

Weighing in at 128 kgs at more than 6 feet tall, Munir Butt's size and fame meant that it would require a liver of massive propositions for the transplant to be successful. This brought challenges in terms of finding a matching donor with similar proportions or even the prospect of having to source the liver from multiple donors. However, using technological advances, the transplant team at Fortis was able to use a much smaller liver (donated by his daughter) and perform a successful liver transplant.

Fortis' Centre of Excellence for Organ Transplants conducts a comprehensive Liver Transplant program, including medically challenging liver transplant surgeries like paediatric liver transplants. Medically advanced laboratories and ICUs offer excellent pre- and post-op care for recipients and donors ensuring high success rates.

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