Chennai: Tamilnadu Minister for Health and Family Welfare M Subramanian inaugurated a liver transplant centre at Billroth Super Speciality Hospitals in the city.
Also, the hospital has announced that it has successfully performed a liver transplant surgery on a 62-year-old man.
Dr Elankumaran, liver transplant surgeon, said, ‘the patient was examined for the intensity of Cirrhosis and we found him to be fit for a liver transplant. A brain dead patient’s family was willing for organ donation hence this patient was taken for deceased donor liver transplantation. The patient was then shifted to the ICU for post-operative care where he was given immunosuppressive medications and monitored for any infections. His liver functions were normal after the transplant and he was discharged on the fifth day.’