Liver transplantation success rate in India

Liver Transplantation India Success Rate is 95% is a treatment available for people who have significant complications due to end stages of chronic/acute liver failure, cirrhosis that once may be healthy liver.

We also Treat Liver Cancers & Biliary Atresia (prevalent among Children and Young adults).

Type of Transplant in Our Hospitals

- Adult & Paediatric Liver Transplant

- Living & Deceased Donor Liver Transplant

- Complex Liver Resections

- Radio Embolization & Chemo Embolization of Liver Cancers

- Pancreatic Surgery

- Re-operative Surgery

- Liver Biopsy

DID YOU KNOW ? CIRRHOSIS IS THE MAJOR CAUSE LEADING TO LIVER FAILURE OTHER FACTORS OF LIVER FAILURE:

Hepatitis B and C

Alcoholic liver disease

Damage of liver due to excessive alcohol consumption

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Building of fat inside the Liver leading to inflammation or damaging the liver cell

Genetic disease

- Hemochromatosis, which cause excessive iron buildup in the liver

- Wilson Disease, which cause excessive copper build up in the liver

Disease that affect the bile ducts such as primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and biliary atresia.

All our Transplant Centres are equipped with:

. Dedicated Operating Theatres customized for transplant surgeries

. Dedicated State-of-the-art Intensive Care Units

. Speciality blood bank facilities

. High end Laboratories for all tests and investigations

. Diagnostic and Radiology Facilities which include 64 Slice CT scanners, 3 Tesla MRI machines, high-end Ultrasound facilities

. Dedicated wards and rooms for transplant patients

. Counsellors and Transplant Co-ordinator to take care of all your needs

. Dedicated helplines and unit managers to take care of your treatment needs and requirements

. Dedicated and trained nursing staff for your pre-operative and post-operative care.

Myths & Facts

Who Needs Liver Transplant? 

Advanced Liver Cirrhosis

Primary Liver Cancer

How Much part of liver donor needs to donate? 

Right Lobe (Commonly)

Left lobe

Left Lateral Segment

Does the donor face any problem after donation?

No, there are no long term consequences of liver donation.

What is the survival percentage of the patient (recipient)? 

90% at 1 year

80% at 5 years

What medicines a recipient (patient) need to take after liver transplant?

Only two medicines (immunosuppresants) life long

How many days donor needs to take rest?

Needs 15 days rest after operation & can join work thereafter

Does the donor need to take life long medicines?

No medicines required after recovery

How many days both (donor & recipient) need to stay in India?

7 days for work up, 15 days in hospital for the patient (recipient), 8 days for the donor 2-4 weeks stay in India after discharge from hospital.

Liver Transplant in India Guidelines:

Recipient / Patient Evaluation:
You should have a letter / prescription from a gastroenterologist/ hepatologist / physician which will recommend a liver transplant as the treatment of your liver disease. This is important, as we would like you to remain in the care of your treating physician after going back to your hometown after transplant.

The need for liver transplant will be reassessed and confirmed once you reach our centre.

If you wish to have an opinion over e-mail about the possible need for a liver transplant, please mail the following reports to us at the earliest: 

A medical summary prepared by any doctor detailing the history/symptoms is very useful. HBsAg, Anti HCV, HIV I & II, CBC, Liver function tests (LFT), Urea , Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium,

 Prothrombin Time / INR, AFP, Ultrasonography (USG). These will help us guide you about the need for a liver transplant.

However, once you are here we will examine you and perform a few more tests which will decide if you are fit to have such a major operation.

Who can be a liver donor?

The donor must be a relative. He / She must be willing and happy to donate a part of his liver purely for altruistic reasons.

He / She must preferably be between 18-50 years of age, healthy, fit and of a compatible/matching blood group

The donor must be an adult and must be psychologically sound to be able to decide that he can be a donor

   Patient Blood Group          Donor Blood Group

   A+ / A-                                A+ / A- / O+ / O-

   B+ / B-                               B+ / B- / O+ / O-

  AB+ / AB-                            Any Group

  O+ / O-                               O+ / O-

If you wish to begin the donor evaluation immediately you can do the level I tests at your country & mail us the reports:

Level I : Blood group, HBsAg, Anti HCV, HIV I& II CBC, LFT, Urea, Creatinine, PT/ INR, HbA1c, Lipid profile, Serum T3, T4 and TSH

To be done at our centre after reaching:

Level II : A good quality triple phase CT liver angio (donor protocol) including a plain scan to look at liver attenuation

Level III : MRCP
Level IV : Chest X-Ray, ECG, Stress echocardiogram, Lung function tests (if required)

For women : USG breast & pelvis, Mammography (>40 yrs), PAP smear ( married ladies), CA 125, HLA tissue typing.

- Proper counseling, risk assessment & transparency at every step has been the reason for success of Organ transplant Program at our hospital.