Allogenic bone marrow transplantation at ESIC hospital
The Hindu
First such procedure in any ESIC hospitals across the country
Specialist doctors at ESIC Medical College and Super Speciality Hospital, Sanathnagar, have successfully performed Allogeneic Bone Marrow- Peripheral Stem Cells Transplant on an 18-year-old female patient. The woman was discharged on Wednesday. This is the first such procedure performed in any of the ESIC hospitals across the country.
The bone marrow stem cells transplantation procedure involves infusion of healthy blood-forming stem cells from matched donor into a patient to replace diseased or damaged cells in patients. This procedure is used for patients suffering from leukaemia, lymphomas, aplastic anaemia, immune deficiency disorders.
There are two types of transplantations: autologous in which a person’s own stem cells are used, and allogeneic in which the cells are taken from a donor. The super speciality hospital’s doctors said that a dedicated medical and nursing team, advance planning and timing of the procedure are important in successful outcome of the allogeneic transplantations.
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