Liver transplant facilities at Shija hospitals soon
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, December 01 2020: Shija Hospitals, Imphal and AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad signed an MOU on November 30, 2020 to perform the first liver transplant in Manipur.

According to Dr Palirt, CMD Shija Hospitals, it will be a Centre of Excellence for liver transplant dedicated to the people of India and the neighbouring country of Myanmar and beyond.

Santosh Kumar Sahoo, VP AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad informed that the association between AIG Hospitals.

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Shija Hospitals, Imphal is to set up a global standard "Liver Transplant Centre" in Imphal in order to provide the most advanced liver transplant facilities to the entire populace of the region.

"Shija Hospitals, Imphal and AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad will jointly organize super speciality outreach Clinics in Liver and Oncology.

AIG shall offer North East doctors and patients a personalized experience in academics along with world class multi super-speciality superlative medical care and is committed to deliver comfortable and delightful experience to the patients," said Ratul Kumar Mishra DGM AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad.

According to Dr P Balachandran Menon, Liver Specialist cum Director - Liver Transplant, AIG Hospitals, screening and early detection to save the precious lives is the immediate need in the region.

He further said that Liver Transplant is the most effective treatment option for an acute and chronic liver disease (CLD) and it is the only available treatment option for the end stage liver disease.

As the liver has the tendency to regenerate, Live Liver Transplants have been well accepted and successful.

The most common symptom of liver failure is the accumulation of the fluid in the abdomen, a condition known as Ascites Liver patients should be on regular follow-ups and undergo evaluation by the treating physician to prevent the end stage liver disease.

Few common indications of liver disease are Jaundice, Hepatitis B and C, chronic alcoholism.

Usually the CLD patients start exhibiting symptoms of liver malfunctions like Jaundice, Blood Vomiting, Ascites (fluid in abdomen) and Hepatic Encephalopathy (mental confusion).

The only cure for end stage liver disease is liver transplantation.

The damaged liver should be removed and a healthy liver has to be implanted in the patient.

AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad - Centre for Liver Sciences delivers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach for management of liver disease maintaining International Standards and Guidelines and will provide technical support to Shija Hospitals, Imphal in order to establish a World Class Centre of Excellence for Liver Transplant at Shija Hospitals.

It will also provide support to Shija Hospitals in the fields of multi organ transplant and Oncology as well.

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