Friday 15 / November / 2024
Muscat: A daughter has successfully donated part of her liver to her father, in what was the Sultanate's second successful liver transplant procedure, highlighting the success of the ongoing liver transplantation program adopted in the hospital as planned.
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Royal Hospital (RH) performed the transplant procedure for the Omani man, who was suffering with cancerous liver tumors, with a team led by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Rela, who is one of the world's top liver transplant surgeons, with the assistance of the RH medical and nursing staff.
Khadija Barwaniyah, the patient's daughter, said, "When diagnostic tests confirmed the possibility of liver donation to my father I immediately agreed. I donated a part of my liver in order to put an end to my father's suffering from liver cirrhosis and cancer tumors, and express my gratitude for what he has done for us."
Khadija added: "The liver has the ability to grow back and return to its normal size within a period of no more than six to eight weeks. In addition, many medical studies confirm that 20 percent of the liver is able to perform all its vital functions in the body. So I invite individuals and society to join together to donate part of their liver and to relieve the suffering of patients who have liver cirrhosis."
Commenting on the medical achievement, Dr. Qasim Al Salmi, RH's Director General stated that the outstanding success of the two liver transplantation surgeries is the result of a two-year liver transplantation training program for the RH cadre in one of world's most comprehensive liver-disease management center.
Dr. Qasim added that the provision of the latest equipment and medical devices utilised in this field was key in the success of the surgery, and that the Ministry of Health, represented by RH, would take the lead in performing liver transplantation surgeries in the future to upgrade the Sultanate's healthcare system, as well to reduce the burden of treatment abroad for the patient and their family, in which the Ministry undertakes the treatment disbursement.
The Living Donor Liver Transplantation involved two phases; pre-operation and the liver transplantation operation itself. Before performing the operation, the donor should undertake several examinations to assess the fitness. The aim of the tests are to confirm that the donor and patient are blood group compatible, assess size of the donor liver and health, and confirm that the donor is free of any chronic and communicable diseases.
The liver transplantation procedure itself is performed by removing the donor’s liver delicately, and then extracting a portion of 60%-65% from the donor liver. Afterwards, a full extraction of the patient's liver is made and finally the donated liver is connected to the blood vessels and cystic duct of the patient.
The health of both recipient and donor are currently being closely monitored by the RH healthcare providers.
