December 17, 2024 6:44 PM

Combined liver, kidney transplant successfully done on 54-year-old man in Hyderabad

Star Hospitals has successfully performed a simultaneous liver and kidney transplant on a 54-year-old critically ill patient, Rama Rao, a businessman from Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.     The patient suffered from liver and kidney failure, compounded by multiple comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, and hepatitis B infection. Diagnosed with liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B, his condition worsened over time, leading to water retention in the body (ascites) and kidney failure, furt...