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| Kidney Transplant team addressing a press conference at Chandigarh |
Chandigarh, July 20: Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula on Friday announced
launching of kidney transplant unit by performing three successful surgeries of
Kidney transplant.
Addressing a press conference at Chandigarh Press Club today, Dr Neeraj Goyal, Chief Kidney Transplant Surgeon and Consultant
Urologist said that Alchemist Hospital is now certified as the recognized centre for
performing kidney transplants.
He said, “This is for the first time that such an advanced and
complicated surgery has been performed in this region. This unit is first and the only transplant facility in this region of
Haryana, which will cater to the needs of patients hailing from Haryana, Himachal,
Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and adjoining areas of UP and Uttrakhand”.
Dr Neeraj Goyal further explained that all the three transplants were living
related which means the patients received kidney from their near relatives.
Sanjiv Bansal of Kotkapura, Punjab was suffering from kidney failure due to
long standing diabetes and hypertension. He was admitted to the Intensive care
unit of Alchemist Hospital in a very serious condition in the month of January
and had to be kept on ventilator for few days.
After improvement in his condition, doctors planned for his kidney
transplant. His wife Mrs Vanita Bansal donated one of her kidney to save his
life, explained Dr Charanjit Lal, Consultant Nephrologist. He recovered well in
few days only and has started his normal life after transplant surgery.
Thirty-two year old Dinesh Kumar from Karnal, was another patient who
had both his kidneys failed and was in poor health due to regular requirement
of dialysis. His 28 year old brother Sushil Kumar donated his kidney to save
his life. He recovered rapidly after kidney transplant and joined back to his
normal job after one month of surgery.
Dr Ramesh Kumar, Consultant
Nephrologist Alchemist Hospital told, that transplant operation was very risky
and demanding in the case of Dinesh Kumar due to his weak heart. However, with
the expert team of anaesthetists, surgery was performed successfully with
excellent results leading to normalization of kidney function within first two
days only.
The third patient, 53 year old Karam Singh hailing from Yamunanagar,
received donor kidney from his wife. He was on dialysis for last six months
leading to extreme weakness and poor general condition, restricting him to
wheel chair. He recovered fast after kidney transplant leading to normalization
of life style within few days only. He is ambulatory and self-sufficient now,
taking care of his farms.
Dr Neeraj Goyal further explained that in all the cases, the donor
surgery was performed using advanced laparoscopic surgery that has got many
advantages over conventional open donor surgery.
Laparoscopic surgery is
associated with minimal pain and rapid recovery resulting in early discharge
from the hospital, which is very crucial for donors. All the donors were
discharged within 3-4 days of surgery explained Dr Rajiv Goyal, Consultant
Urologist.
One of the greatest advantages of starting Transplant Program at
Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula is the smoother and well organized process of
legal documentation in Haryana state. This involves single counter clearance
before conducting operations of live related kidney transplant that shortens
the time involved in legal documentation and limits the sufferings of the
patients. It is particularly beneficial to the residents of Haryana state,
explained Dr Rajiv Goyal.
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