Pakistan's First Liver Transplant Surgery

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PM visits parents of liver donor ​

LAHORE, Sept 4 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has directed the Sheikh Zayed hospital administration to name the liver transplant institute after late Muhammad Arsalan who donated his liver for first ever liver transplant in the country.He said this while visiting the parents of late Arsalan at his residence here on Sunday and condoling with them over the demise of the youth.He lauded the parents and the youth who decided to donate his liver after his death for saving life of Amir Raza, another patient.On the request of late Arsalan’s mother, he directed the administration of the hospital to display a portrait of late Arsalan in the liver transplant centre and organise a seminar. He assured that he (PM) would preside over the seminar.

He said that it was his dream to make a liver transplant centre in Pakistan and he had been working for it for last two years, thanks to Allah Almighty who fulfilled his dream.
He said that now cost of liver transplant would be one third of the cost of transplantation in India and China.
He also appreciated the team of the doctors who conducted liver transplant.Earlier, mother of Arsalan briefed the prime minister about the details of donation of liver and said that Arsalan had asked his parents a month ago to donate his liver if something happened to him.
It is pertinent to mention that Arsalan (16- year- old and student of class nine) was injured in a road accident on August 8 and brought to Sheikh Zayed Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
Naveed Anjum, father of Arsalan recalled the will of his son and decided to donate his liver. A team of doctors successfully transplanted the liver of Arsalan to Amir Raza on August 11.
His father told the media that Arsalan was his only son.Dr Zafar Iqbal, chairman Sheikh Zayed Hospital supervised the transplant process while Professor Aizaz Mand, Dr Tariq Bangash from UK, Dr Aamir Latif from Ireland, Dr Umar from China, Professor Altaf Alam, Dr Aitezazuddin and Dr Akif Dilshad were the members of the liver transplant team.

Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - PM visits parents of liver donor

 

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Were any of the transplant team from pakistan?

 

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another wil be opening soon in Islamabad PIMS

 

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The Doctor Who Made History

KARACHI: Dr. Tariq Ali Bangash who directed Pakistan’s first successful cadaver liver transplant at Sheikh Zayed Hospital Lahore shares his experiences regarding the historic achievement.

The inspiring lecture was organised by Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT). Dr. Bangash said that Dr. Adeeb Rizvi has always been his inspiration and his father always encouraged him to be like Dr. Rizvi and nothing else. He said that Dr. Rizvi also did the homework of the first cadaver liver transplant in Pakistan.

The cadaveric liver transplant is a process in which the liver of a deceased person is transferred into a patient. In this case, the liver was donated by Mohammad Arsalan, a 16-year-old matriculation student from Lahore. Arsalan had been wounded and was admitted to the hospital three days before the transplantation and had asked his parents to donate his liver in the case of his death.

On August 13, 2011, Pakistani media highlighted the first successful attempt of a liver transplant. A team of professionals led by Dr. Bangash retrieved the liver at 3:30 pm; the transplant process started at 9:00 pm and finished the process at 5:00 am.

Dr. Bangash said that the liver was donated to Amir Raza – a 40-year-old businessman from Sialkot.
“He showed signs of rocky progress after the transplantation and after five or six days, the patient was released from the ICU and is now back at work,” Bangash added.

From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Leeds

Dr. Bangash belongs to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and did his MBBS in 1996. He then worked with nine experts on nine different liver transplantation approaches in Leeds UK, which is now the largest transplant center in Europe, receiving up to 450 liver recipients a year.

Two years ago, Dr.Bangash joined the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore.

He said that the waiting list is increasing as the organ shortage is getting worse every year.

“On the other hand, transplantation of complex organs – such as liver – need huge resources and expertise; it is teamwork of a variety of professionals including nutritionists, pharmacists and even social workers,” he added.

Dr. Bangash said that he will continue to work on more transplant procedures in October and hopes to begin pediatric transplantation next year.

Responding to a question Dawn.com asked regarding his return to Pakistan despite the country’s harsh situation, he said that we should remain hopeful about our country and its future.

“There are so many Pakistani professionals around the world who are willing to return to the country and soon they will,” he added.

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