In a first, Telangana govt hospital performs rare five-organ transplant surgery

Surgeons at Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad successfully performed Telangana’s first-ever five-organ multi-visceral transplant on a 30-year-old engineer from Sircilla. The rare 36-hour surgery was conducted free under Aarogyasri, marking a milestone for government hospitals in the state.

Hyderabad: For the first time in government hospitals of Telangana, transplant surgeons at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) conducted a five-organ transplantation on a single patient. 

The OGH surgeons, led by Head, Gastroenterology and Chief Transplant Surgeon, Dr Ch Madhusudan conducted the rare multi-visceral transplant of five organs on a 30-year-old young engineer from Siricilla. 

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The stomach, duodenum, pancreas, small bowel, and large intestine (right colon) were transplanted all at once. The highly complex surgery, which included medical teams from multiple health specialities of OGH, lasted for 36 hours. 

This is for the first time that such a complex surgery was done in a Government hospital. The  transplantation, which will never be taken up at a private hospital due to the risks involved, was conducted free of cost under the Aarogyasri health insurance scheme, doctors said.

Health Minister, Damodar Raja Narasimha congratulated the medical team for the achievement which reflects the immense talent of doctors in government hospitals in Telangana.