30-year-old avoids liver transplant after minimally invasive treatment at KIMS Hyderabad

A 30-year-old man with chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome avoided a liver transplant after doctors at KIMS Hospitals, Kondapur, restored venous drainage from his liver through a minimally invasive procedure. His recurrent abdominal fluid accumulation resolved completely and liver function improved

Hyderabad: A 30-year-old man who had been advised a liver transplant after suffering from severe and recurrent accumulation of fluid in the abdomen for nearly a year has avoided transplant surgery following minimally invasive treatment at KIMS Hospitals, Kondapur.

Evaluation of the patient from Visakhapatnam revealed he had chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome, a rare vascular disorder in which the veins draining blood from the liver become severely narrowed or blocked, the hospital said.

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Doctors explored restoration of hepatic blood flow rather than proceeding to liver transplantation and through a specialised minimally invasive approach, re-established venous drainage from the liver without the need for surgery.

The patient recovered well and was discharged and a follow-up examination one month later, the recurrent abdominal fluid accumulation had resolved completely. Liver function tests also showed significant improvement, Dr. Mahesh Kumar Thummu, Interventional Radiologist, said.