Third day of third liver transplant operation underway at military hospital

Third day of third liver transplant operation underway at military hospital

THE third liver transplant operation took place at the special treatment centre of No 1 Defence Services General Hospital (1,000-bed) in Mingaladon Township, Yangon, yesterday.

The procedure involved patient U Myo Myint Oo receiving a liver transplant from his nephew, Maung Aung Khant Kyaw. The operation commenced at 9:30 am with the extraction of the required part of the liver from the donor, and the transplant surgery for the recipient began around 4:30 pm. The entire operation lasted approximately 11 hours.

Both the liver donor and the recipient are currently in stable health condition, receiving expert care from a medical team consisting of specialists, pharmacists, nurses, and technicians in the Intensive Care Unit. Officials from military hospitals also visited the centre to observe the liver transplant operation.

MNA/KZT

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