Doctors perform 2 organ transplants on same person within hours

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By Sumit Jha

November 20, 2022

Doctors in Visakhapatnam achieved a rare feat, performing two organ transplants on the same person within hours.

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A team at KIMS Icon Hospital transplanted a kidney and liver on 50-year-old Kanaka Apparao.

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The patient’s liver was badly damaged due to severe hepatitis-C; his kidneys were completely damaged due to diabetes.

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This rare surgery was performed on 2 November.

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“Following the successful surgeries, the patient recovered fast.”

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He “went home 10-days after the operation. His liver and kidney are functioning normally now,” the doctors said.

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