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- “Soumyadeep was the second patient who underwent Liver transplant at 6 years of age at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
- Apollo Institutes of Transplant has performed more than 3400 liver transplants in patients from over 50 countries, 345 in children”
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New Delhi, October 15, 2019:
Soumyadeep Ghosh, 26 years Male, underwent liver transplant at the age of 6 years, when his father donated a part of his liver to Soumyadeep. The liver transplant was performed at Apollo Hospitals Delhi on 12th October 1999 as Soumyadeep was suffering from Biliary atresia leading to complications such as yellow urine, Stools which were white in colour, jaundice, high levels of Bilirubin. Liver transplant in 1999 was unheard of and performing it on a kid as young as six years old was an extremely complicated and risky procedure. Soumyadeep is now an accountant and works in Canada and has been leading a healthy life since the transplant happened.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Founder and Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said “Liver disease is a major cause for concern in the country with as many as 2 lakh people dying from it every year. While around 1800 liver transplants are done annually, as many as 20,000 people need a liver transplant at any given point. The fact is around 10 lakh people are diagnosed with liver disease every year, making it the 10th most common cause of death in India as per the World Health Organization. While India has come a long way since the first successful liver transplant at Apollo Delhi in 1998, there is still a huge gap to be filled. We at Apollo are committed to making sure that no person dies for want of a transplant. It is so heartening to see Soumyadeep full of energy. We have endeavoured to create world class transplant centres with leading clinicians running the program. Going forward we will expand our services to hitherto unreached geographies and populations.”
Dr. Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director and Senior Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “Today is a special day. Twenty years ago Soumyadeep’s family placed their trust on us. Today, liver transplantation is well established in India. Apollo Institutes of Transplant has performed more than 3400 liver transplants in patients from over 50 countries of which 345 have been children. We endeavor to offer our expertise to patients from all over the world who seek liver transplant services. Today we are doing ABO incompatible and combined liver-kidney transplants. We are also operating on babies as small as 4 kgs.”
Patient Soumyadeep Ghosh said “I would like to thank the doctors at Apollo who gave me a new lease of live 20 years ago. I would not have made it this far without their help. My parents and family have always encouraged me to make the most of this second chance at life. I want to contribute to saving lives of our countrymen and also set an example that any challenge in life can be overcome.”
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