- Conducts 4100 4100 liver transplants in children and adults,” since 1998
- India emerging as world leader in organ transplantation: Experts
JAMMU: Apollo Hospitals has announced the successful completion of 500 pediatric liver transplants, with a success rate of over 90% while experts said that India has been world leader in organ transplantation. Apollo offering a host of state-of-the-art transplantation services which include Management of Liver Disease, Management of Kidney Disease, Liver and Kidney Transplantation, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Intestinal, Pancreas and GI Transplant Surgeries and Pediatric Transplant Services.
“With 90% success rates, Apollo Liver Transplant program has been a beacon of quality and hope for patients from across the world,” a communication said. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, said that India is emerging as a world leader in organ transplantation.
“Organ transplantation is a true act of human kindness and an extraordinary medical achievement. At Apollo we are proud to have established one of the world's leading transplant programs, with world-class infrastructure, cutting-edge technology and the finest medical expertise. We remain committed to providing the best possible care and outcomes for our patients, and to advancing the frontiers of medical science in the field of transplantation,” Dr. Prathap C Reddy said.
The Apollo Hospitals receives liver transplant patients from over 50 countries including Philippines, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Pakistan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, CIS, Myanmar. A patient can undergo liver transplant surgery in India at an affordable cost with excellent outcomes.
Dr. Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director and Senior Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said, that its a proud moment for everyone that Apollo reached this important milestone and are honored to have been able to help so many children and families in need.
“Over the years several challenges have been overcome – transplants in small babies weighing as little as 4 kgs, transplants in babies and children with serious medical conditions other than liver failure, ABO incompatible transplants when the family does not have a blood group compatible donor. We are so happy that our 500th patient is a baby girl and nearly 45% of our patients are now girls,” he said.
“From the time we performed the first successful liver transplant in India in 1998, the Apollo Transplant Program has performed more than 4100 liver transplants in children and adults,” he said.
Dr. Neerav Goyal, Senior Consultant, Liver Transplant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said, “We have unmatched technical skills of our highly specialized surgeons and physicians, an infrastructure that is comparable with the best in the world and above all the faith of our patients that we have nurtured over time.
Apollo’s 500th Pediatric Liver Patient Story – Prisha
In the heartland of Bihar, in a small town Jahanabad, a young middle-class couple joyously and reverently named their first-born daughter “Prisha”, literally meaning God’s gift. A teacher husband and homemaker wife, they made a simplistic, humble, undemanding couple looking forward to their journey as parents. The first few weeks were blissful but then they realized Prisha contracted jaundice. An arduous trail from one doctor to another led to complete despair and anguish when they were told she had a disease that was a death sentence, biliary atresia that would cause her liver to fail.
They contacted top specialists till they realized that a liver transplant would be lifesaving, and brought her to Apollo at about 6 months of age. The challenges were indeed multiple but were overcome by the family’s resolve and treating team’s commitment. A feeding tube was put in through her nose to supplement feeds and achieve nutritional rehabilitation for the transplant, while preparations were being made. Her mother donated a part of her liver and Prisha recovered beautifully after a successful liver transplant. Prisha weighed only 4.6 kgs at the time of the transplant.