TIL Desk Lucknow/ Lucknow Medanta has recently performed its 100th liver transplant. This is the largest number of liver transplants done by a single centre in central/eastern UP. Dr. AS Soin, Chairman and Chief Liver Transplant Surgeon said that this is a big achievement for the state of Uttar Pradesh as well as a big relief for local patients as they don’t have to travel out of state for getting a liver transplant as state of the art facilities for liver transplant are available in Medanta, Lucknow
These transplants were performed in patients as young as 3 years age and as old as 66 years age, which again is the youngest patient and the oldest patient to undergo a liver transplant in central/eastern UP. Medanta is known to develop many innovative techniques in liver transplant.
Dr. Prashant Bhangui, Senior director, liver transplant surgery at Medanta Lucknow informed that Most of the patients (30) were from Lucknow, followed by Gorakhpur (16), rest from Varanasi, Prayagraj, Ayodhya, Kanpur, Unnao, Mathura etc, covering whole of central and eastern UP. Medanta Lucknow, has also done liver transplant in a patient from Yemen making it the first international patient to have a successful transplant in the region. This achievement opens door to medical tourism in the state of UP.
Dr. Abhai Verma, Director, Gastroenterology at Medanta, Lucknow said that Transplants were also done for liver cancer and hepatitis (B & C). Liver transplant can be the only possible cure for advanced liver cancer and lead to complete cure for cancer. Medanta, Lucknow has all advanced technologies (Trans arterial radio embolization, Trans arterial chemo embolization, PET CT, External beam radiotherapy etc.) to take care of even advanced liver cancer including those which seem to have involved vessels (Portal vein). Acute liver failure (14%) which mostly happens in children and young adults.
Dr. Kamal Yadav Senior Consultant, liver transplant surgery at Medanta Lucknow, informed that most advanced Robotic technology is now available to liver donors at Medanta Lucknow. More than 17 surgeries have been done with the help of robotics. Robotic surgery causes less scar and less pain thus improving both patient comfort and cosmesis.
Alcohol abuse was the main condition leading to liver damage in 26% patients. This was followed by MASLD (Fatty liver and its complications ) in 24 % patients. Dr Vivek Gupta, Senior Consultant and Liver Transplant Surgeon at Medanta, Lucknow said that Fatty liver and diabetes is projected to be the largest cause of damaged liver by 2050. Healthy Lifestyle, exercise, diabetic and cholesterol management can avoid liver damage in such patients.
Dr. Durga Prasad, Principle consultant, Gastroenterology at Medanta, Lucknow said that These patients need an emergency transplant within a few hours or else they may not survive. These patients are very sick and challenging, usually on ventilator and are comatose, and all formalities relating to transplant need to be cleared in a couple of hours. Medanta hospital Lucknow has performed the largest number of Acute Liver Failure cases in this region, with successful results.
We would also like to thank the donors who came forward to save their loving family members. In most cases (42%) this happened to be the spouse (wife/husband) of the patient. This was followed by Son and Daughters to Mother and Father (22%) followed by Brother/Sisters (14%) and mother to their Child (10%). Other were Cousins, Nephews or other relatives
