Max Hospital gives new lease of life to 52-yr- old man via laparoscopic kidney transplant

Excelsior Correspondent

MEERUT, June 26:  Doctors at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj (New Delhi) gave new lease of life to a 52-year-old Vijay Pal from the city through laparoscopic kidney transplant procedure.
Vijay Pal had a history of hypertension, hypothyroidism and was suffering from an advanced stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD). He required renal transplant urgently, however, due to several co-morbidities, he was refused transplant at various hospitals.
He then came to Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj with lot of hopes and met Dr Varun Verma, Associate Director, Nephrology. Both the patient and the donor were admitted and thoroughly investigated for medical conditions and compatibility. Vijay Pal’s wife was found to be a match for him and willingly opted to become the donor.
“Considering the age of the donor, all the procedures were monitored minutely and the team decided to perform laparoscopic living donor renal allograft transplant under general anaesthesia. After a thorough pre-transplant work up and clearance from cardiology and psychiatry after obtaining proper consent his transplant surgery was done successfully. Similarly, his wife underwent right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy under general anaesthesia with no adverse events post operatively. Post operation, the patient made a swift recovery with good urine output and rapid decline in creatinine levels and was discharged in stable condition,” explained Dr Varun Verma.
Dr Verma said, “Such tech driven surgeries are currently revolutionising the way surgeries are conducted across the globe. We need to understand that donating one kidney does not affect the physical abilities, quality of life or longevity of a person. We also remove donor kidney by laparoscopic methods so that donor have minimal discomfort and excellent cosmetic results.”
“The benefits of laparoscopic surgery include high precision due to use of camera instead of enlarged surgical site, smaller incisions ensuring very little scarring, and minimal blood loss, quick healing and shorter hospital stay,” he added.