New Delhi: A 14-year-old boy, who is seriously ill with heart failure, has received a new lease, thanks to his older brothers.
The brother donated the parts of their hearts to him because of challenging transplant surgery, the doctor said on Saturday.
Akshat, a teenager from Budaun at Uttar Pradesh, struggled for his life more than a month ago because of the liver failure which resulted in deep yellow disease.
This case was made more complex since the patient was overweight, it weighed around 92 kg.
Dr.
Neelam Mohan, director, child liver disease and transplantation at Medanta Hospital said while his two sisters, Neha (29) and Prerna (22), were donors who met the requirements but the weight was far less.
Therefore, he added, adolescents need half-heartedly from his two sisters.
In order to match the two parts while keeping him sinking through the long surgical procedure challenging, said Dr.
A S Soin, Chair, Medanta’s liver transplant institute and surgical head in this case.
His first operation for critical sick children who put the three siblings on the shared operating table was difficult, not only for the team of doctors, but also parents.
“For successful transplants, it is important that a transplanted heart has a weight of at least 0.8% to 1% of the patient’s weight.
In this case, half-hearted single donor only weighs 0.5 to 0.55% of the recipient’s weight.
That, two parts of the heart are needed to make the volume of the liver needed, “he said, adding that they were happy that the procedure went well.
While the initial period of recovery in the ICU complex for patients, the three siblings recovered well, the doctors said.
“The story of this brother will certainly bring Cheers to the family on the occasion of Rakshabandhan,” said Dr.
Mohan.
“This is a unique example of the power of organ donations to save your life , Medanta Hospital in a hospital statement.