9-year-old Shabana Azmi has become the first person to undergo a cochlear transplant under the Kalaignar Insurance Scheme in Tamil Nadu. The girl underwent the procedure at the Government General Hospital in Chennai.
The total cost of the procedure is Rs 5 lakh of which Rs 1 lakh is to be contributed by the insurance scheme, while the rest will be paid by the Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC).
About Transplantation
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
Dr Balakumar, who performed the surgery, said Shabana was doing well and would now undergo rehabilitative speech therapy at the hospital.
Source-Medindia
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Liver Transplantation - Facts, Contraindications, Procedure, Follow up, Complications & Prognosis
Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one.
Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one.
