Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 4: Senior Consultants from Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals today discussed basic issues related to liver transplantation, indications and results, treatment of Chronic Viral Hepatitis and management of HBV malignancy during a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme for medical practitioners in Jammu, here today.
The CME was organized in association with Jammu Healthcare and Diagnostic Centre Private Limited, a part of Apollo Information Center Network, serving people of Jammu for the last seven years.
Enlightening the gathering on recent developments on liver transplantation and Challenges faced in treatment of Chronic Viral Hepatitis, Dr AC Anand, Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said that the goal of hepatitis B treatment was to prevent cirrhosis, liver decompensation and hepatocellularcarcinoma. “Current antiviral therapies are effective in bringing down the viral replication but unable to eradicate the infection. A synergistic approach of boosting the immune response of the host by specific immunotherapeutic interventions and effective viral load suppression may promote sustained viral clearance in chronic infection,” he added.
Dr Neerav Goyal, Senior Consultant, Liver Transplants Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, elucidated on the management of HPB malignancy and said cancers of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts are challenging diseases that require complex care plans. “Surgery for these cancers involve high level liver and pancreatic surgery where experience of living donor liver transplant is highly useful,” he said and added that even after completion of treatment, follow-up care is essentially required to check for cancer recurrence or spread, as well as possible side effects of certain treatments.
Earlier, talking to media persons, Dr Subhash Gupta, Senior Consultant, Liver Transplants Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, said that Apollo was one of the busiest transplant centers in the world. “Under the aegis of the ‘Gift A Life initiative’, we have been active in advocacy and activities to promote the cause of organ donation. With 300 living donors (liver transplant) in a year, we are the most experienced Liver Transplant Centre in the world,” he added.
Dr Kuldeep Gupta, Managing Director of Jammu Healthcare & Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, informed media persons about best healthcare facilities being by provided by the Diagnostics Centre, which is a part of Apollo Information Center network.
Sanjay Bhardwaj, Deputy Marketing Manager, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals; Gaurav Gupta, Marketing Head and Manav Gupta, Operations Head of Jammu Healthcare & Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Jammu, were also present on the occasion.
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