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Doha
Qatar's first-ever liver transplant from a living donor has been successfully performed at the Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Hamad General Hospital.
Dr Yousef al Maslamani, Medical Director of Hamad General Hospital and Head of the Organ Transplant Committee at HMC, said:"The transplant was planned and performed by HMC's highly qualified team of liver transplant surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and technicians. The procedure consisted of partial resection of the donor's liver, which took eight hours to complete, and the removal of the recipient's liver. Implanting the donated portion of the liver in the body of the recipient, who suffered from liver cirrhosis, took 12 hours to complete. This successful procedure also saw the participation of a team of visiting Korean organ transplant surgeons."
"There are plans to increase liver transplants in Qatar from live and brain-dead donors. HMC's Qatar Center for Organ Transplantation and the Qatar Organ Donation Center (Hiba) are relentless in their efforts to encourage new organ donors to enrol in the donor registry, with the ultimate goal of helping patients who are currently awaiting a lifesaving transplant," added Dr Maslamani.
The Organ Transplant Team of HMC performed the transplant in November.
A total of 17 liver transplants have been performed since the commencement of the transplant programme at the HMC. Each year, between 20 and 25 patients are added to the waiting list for organ transplants in Qatar.
Doha
Qatar's first-ever liver transplant from a living donor has been successfully performed at the Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Hamad General Hospital.
Dr Yousef al Maslamani, Medical Director of Hamad General Hospital and Head of the Organ Transplant Committee at HMC, said:"The transplant was planned and performed by HMC's highly qualified team of liver transplant surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and technicians. The procedure consisted of partial resection of the donor's liver, which took eight hours to complete, and the removal of the recipient's liver. Implanting the donated portion of the liver in the body of the recipient, who suffered from liver cirrhosis, took 12 hours to complete. This successful procedure also saw the participation of a team of visiting Korean organ transplant surgeons."
"There are plans to increase liver transplants in Qatar from live and brain-dead donors. HMC's Qatar Center for Organ Transplantation and the Qatar Organ Donation Center (Hiba) are relentless in their efforts to encourage new organ donors to enrol in the donor registry, with the ultimate goal of helping patients who are currently awaiting a lifesaving transplant," added Dr Maslamani.
The Organ Transplant Team of HMC performed the transplant in November.
A total of 17 liver transplants have been performed since the commencement of the transplant programme at the HMC. Each year, between 20 and 25 patients are added to the waiting list for organ transplants in Qatar.
