Pakistan's First Liver Transplant Surgery

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Hello All,

Asking for your prayers and good wishes.

my cousin's brother-in-law --Dr. Tariq Ali Bangash and his team are doing Pakistan's 1st LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGERY today. Pray for all of them...

it would be a great milestone in the field of liver transplant surgeries for Pakistani Nation.



regards

 

[Areesh]

Best of luck to your cousin's brother in law.

 

[BelligerentPacifist]

InshaAllaah they will be the pioneers of a continuing tradition.

 

[Rafi]

Hello All,

Asking for your prayers and good wishes.

my cousin's brother-in-law --Dr. Tariq Ali Bangash and his team are doing Pakistan's 1st LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGERY today. Pray for all of them...

it would be a great milestone in the field of liver transplant surgeries for Pakistani Nation.



regards

Tell your relative that we are praying for his success and are proud of him.

 

[Hyde]

best of luck to the Doctor Sahab,

There was a successful liver transplant surgery couple of years back as well but I don't know why they did not continue after that

Hopefully your Cousin's brother-in-law finds success and we can finally have this service within the country

All my prayers are with him

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

well he isnt related; but he's the brother of my cousin's husband

''extended family'' i guess you could call it....and yes, praying for the best.


Pakistan has full potential and capability to become a medical tourism destination....we have plenty of internationally respected doctors who specialize in all medical fields. Many serving inside and outside of Pakistan.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

i was also unwaware of any previous liver transplant surgeries in Pakistan...completely unaware.

so if i am wrong, i apologize for the misleading title.

 

[pak-marine]

Best of Luck , hope they hit the milestone

 

[Hyde]

i was also unwaware of any previous liver transplant surgeries in Pakistan...completely unaware.

so if i am wrong, i apologize for the misleading title.

There are at least two operations in different hospitals. One is here

Pakistan News Service - PakTribune

Second I will need to search it .... but its ok - i hope your cousin's brother in law continue this facility in his hospital and more and more people can be successfully treated within the country

 

[friendly_troll96]

The very best of luck to your cousin's brother-in-law and his team!

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

regarding the transplant, the liver donor is deceased...it's a cadever from whom the liver is taken out and still in operation to be transplanted to the LIVE recepient...let the surgery be completed and we wll get the complete pic soon..just pray for the success.....

 

[Saifullah Sani]

The very best of luck to your cousin's brother-in-law and his team!

 

[S.U.R.B.]

They did it,leaded by Prof. Dr.Zafar Iqbal. A great success indeed.

 

[Mani2020]

Just saw on TV they succeeded , congrats all docs community, and to you S.U.R.B and congrats to all Pakistanis

And congrats to Abu Zolfiqar

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Thank you. Yes, Alhamdolillah it was a smooth operation.


With regards to the 2006 transplant which was earlier mentioned, here are some facts (bitter ones).

In the 2006 case, it later became known that the doc did atempt a liver transplant, but he did it illegally. He wasnt even a liver transplant surgeon, nor was he qualified to do so. It wasnt a sucesful operation (the patient later died!)

That doctor (dont know his name) is on criminal list; he took his money and fled Pakistan as cases were being registered against him.


Dr. Tariq Ali Bangash (and his team) did the proper procedures and was qualified to do so. So Pakistan now officially has joined the club of nations where liver and other organ transplant/surgeries can be done. It is good because now patients will not have to travel overseas to get the procedure done.

as i said earlier, there is nothing that is stopping Pakistan from becoming a medical tourism destination. Hopefully one day it will be.