The country's first ever kidney transplant surgery between patients of incompatible blood groups was conducted at a hospital in Hyderabad. Doctors at the Kamineni Super Specialty Hospital conducted the surgery on a patient with blood group O+ with his father, with blood group A+, acting as the donor. This is the first time that such a surgery, known as "ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation", has been conducted in the country. The surgery was led by nephrologist Dr Kamal Kiran and transplant surgeon Dr Srinivas Guttha and was conducted on July 19. The doctors said that using the new technique, an additional 1,500 live donor kidney transplants could be conducted every year. Source: Medindia << Generous Women Tend to Have More Orgasms: Jane Fonda Health Canada Issues Warning About Shortage of Chemotherapy... >> Recommended Reading Kidney 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. READ MORE Bone Marrow Transplantation Preferred Term is Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this stem cell from bone marrow are injected into a recipient after treating them with growth factor. READ MORE Hydronephrosis / Antenatal Counseling Currently most pregnant women undergo one or two ultrasound scans during their pregnancy. READ MORE Renal Tubular Acidosis Renal tubular acidosis/RTA results in acid content of the blood being higher than normal and that of the urine lower than normal. Renal tubular acidosis causes include Addison’s disease, drugs, mineralcorticoid deficiency. READ MORE Stones in Urinary Tract Ask people who have suffered from urinary stones and they will tell you how excruciating the pain can be! READ MORE Transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation can give a second chance at life to thousands of people. Learn more about this interesting procedure. READ MORE Urinary Stones In Children There is a wide misconception that only adults develop stones. On the contrary kidney stones are very common in children living in hot climates. READ MORE Vesico-Ureteric Reflux Causing UTI in Children Bacterial infection of urinary bladder can cause pain and burning sensation while passing urine. Abnormal Vesico-ureteric reflex, due to which the urine goes back to the kidneys from the bladder is also known to cause infection. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Diaphragmatic Hernia The Essence of Yoga A-Z Drug Brands in India More News on: Kidney TransplantationUrinary Stones In ChildrenVesico-Ureteric Reflux Causing UTI in ChildrenHydronephrosis / Antenatal CounselingKidney DiseaseKidneyKidney HealthStones in Urinary TractRenal Tubular AcidosisTransplantation
The country's first ever kidney transplant surgery between patients of incompatible blood groups was conducted at a hospital in Hyderabad. Doctors at the Kamineni Super Specialty Hospital conducted the surgery on a patient with blood group O+ with his father, with blood group A+, acting as the donor. This is the first time that such a surgery, known as "ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation", has been conducted in the country. The surgery was led by nephrologist Dr Kamal Kiran and transplant surgeon Dr Srinivas Guttha and was conducted on July 19. The doctors said that using the new technique, an additional 1,500 live donor kidney transplants could be conducted every year. Source: Medindia << Generous Women Tend to Have More Orgasms: Jane Fonda Health Canada Issues Warning About Shortage of Chemotherapy... >> Recommended Reading Kidney 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. READ MORE Bone Marrow Transplantation Preferred Term is Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this stem cell from bone marrow are injected into a recipient after treating them with growth factor. READ MORE Hydronephrosis / Antenatal Counseling Currently most pregnant women undergo one or two ultrasound scans during their pregnancy. READ MORE Renal Tubular Acidosis Renal tubular acidosis/RTA results in acid content of the blood being higher than normal and that of the urine lower than normal. Renal tubular acidosis causes include Addison’s disease, drugs, mineralcorticoid deficiency. READ MORE Stones in Urinary Tract Ask people who have suffered from urinary stones and they will tell you how excruciating the pain can be! READ MORE Transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation can give a second chance at life to thousands of people. Learn more about this interesting procedure. READ MORE Urinary Stones In Children There is a wide misconception that only adults develop stones. On the contrary kidney stones are very common in children living in hot climates. READ MORE Vesico-Ureteric Reflux Causing UTI in Children Bacterial infection of urinary bladder can cause pain and burning sensation while passing urine. Abnormal Vesico-ureteric reflex, due to which the urine goes back to the kidneys from the bladder is also known to cause infection. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Diaphragmatic Hernia The Essence of Yoga A-Z Drug Brands in India More News on: Kidney TransplantationUrinary Stones In ChildrenVesico-Ureteric Reflux Causing UTI in ChildrenHydronephrosis / Antenatal CounselingKidney DiseaseKidneyKidney HealthStones in Urinary TractRenal Tubular AcidosisTransplantation
