Telangana’s OGH doctors perform 36-hour surgery to transplant five organs on one patient
Doctors at Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad successfully performed India's first multi-visceral transplant on a 30-year-old patient. The 36-hour surgery involved replacing five organs, marking a significant milestone in Indian medical history.
Why it matters
This medical breakthrough demonstrates advancements in surgical capabilities and organ transplantation within the Indian public healthcare system.
Doctors at Telangana Government-run Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad have performed multi-visceral transplant, which is claimed as India’s first. They have transplanted five organs — stomach, duodenum, pancreas, small intestine, and right colon — on a single patient.
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