Belagavi doctors perform rare kidney transplant

Belagavi doctors achieve a medical milestone with the region's first ABO-Incompatible Kidney transplant, saving a patient's life.

Doctors at the CentraCare Super-Speciality Hospital in Belagavi have performed a rare procedure to save the life of a patient suffering from a kidney ailment.

The team successfully performed the first-ever ABO-Incompatible Kidney transplant which is a new milestone in the region, the hospital said.

Neeta Deshpande, Medical Director, told reporters here on Saturday that the patient had got a new lease of life with the transplant. Both the donor and recipient are stable and doing well, she said. They expressed heartfelt gratitude to the hospital team for the care and support.

The patient, who underwent Kidney Transplant, is a 47-year-old man (B+ve Blood group) from Hukkeri Taluka. He was suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease for 12 years and was on dialysis for the last four years. His wife (A+ve Blood Group) wished to donate her kidney, but blood group mismatch had earlier made transplant difficult.

With the availability of expertise, the ABO-incompatible transplant was successfully performed.

Anjaney Yadur, transplant nephrologist, explained that before the transplant, special treatment was carried out to reduce antibodies using advanced techniques like plasmapheresis. The surgery was carried out under close supervision of the transplant and critical care team. The transplanted kidney started functioning immediately with adequate urine output, which is a positive sign of success.