राजस्थान में पहली बार पीडियाट्रिक लिवर ट्रांसप्लांट किया गया है. महज 12 साल की बच्ची को उसकी मां ने अपना लीवर का हिस्सा दिया और महात्मा गांधी अस्पताल के डॉक्टर्स ने सफल इलाज करते हुए बच्ची को नया जीवनदान दिया. जिस उम्र में बच्चे स्कूल में पढ़ाई करते हुए अपने भविष्य की नींव रखते हैं, उस वक्त जयपुर की कोटखावदा निवासी साक्षी एक्यूट लिवर फैलियर की वजह से अस्पताल में जिंदगी और मौत के बीच जंग लड़ रही थी. बीते 6 साल से पीलिया, पेट में पानी, लिवर सिरोसिस जैसी गंभीर बीमारियों से जूझ रही थी. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFVcOBsa7tw[/embed] साक्षी के पिता जगदीश मीणा ने

महात्मा गांधी मेडिकल कॉलेज और अस्पताल का कमाल.. एक ही मरीज को 2 लिवर किए ट्रांसप्लांट, मरीज की पत्नी और भाभी ने किया लिवर डोनेट, विशेषज्ञ डॉ. नैमिष मेहता के नेतृत्व में ट्रांसप्लांट, यूनिवर्सिटी के चेयरमैन डॉ विकास चंद्र स्वर्णकार ने बताया कि डॉ नमिष मेहता अब तक 1500 से अधिक सफल लिवर प्रत्यारोपण कर चुके हैं. साथ में दो अन्य सर्जन डॉ आनंद नागर, डॉ विनय महला, लिवर रोग विशेषज्ञ डॉ करण कुमार, डॉ वी ए सारस्वत, ट्रांसप्लांट एनेस्थेटिस्ट डॉ गणेश निम्झे, डॉ आनंद जैन, डॉ गौरव गोयल की भूमिका भी महत्वपूर्ण रही. साथ ही मॉड्यूलर ऑपरेशन थिएटर्स, संक्रमण

राजस्थान: इमरजेंसी लिवर ट्रांसप्लांट रहा सफल सीतापुर स्थित महात्मा गांधी अस्पताल की डॉक्टर्स टीम को एक और चमत्कारिक सफलता हासिल हुई है। हाल ही में अस्पताल की लीवर ट्रांसप्लांट टीम ने एक्यूट लीवर फेलियर की आपात स्थिति में झालावाड निवासी 50 वर्षीय महिला कालीबाई का लीवर ट्रांसप्लांट किया है। लिवर ट्रासप्लांट विभाग के डॉयरेक्टर तथा मुख्य लीवर ट्रांसप्लांट सर्जन डॉ. नैमिश मेहता ने बताया कि यह राज्य में आपातकालीन लीवर ट्रासप्लांट का पहला मामला है। यह ऑपरेशन पूरी तरह सफल रहा है। रोगी कालीबाई तथा डोनर राजेश अब स्वस्थ्य हैं। गांधी अस्पताल राज्य का प्रमुख लीवर ट्रांसप्लांट सेंटर है जहां

Your first question to a liver transplant surgeon in Delhi will be about life after getting a new liver. The Internet is full of reviews by medical experts and patients both satisfied and unsatisfied with the surgery. If you are suffering from a liver problem and advised transplant then you should ask the question about life after transplant to your doctor. How would you do after surgery depends on many factors including your age, overall health, diet, and lifestyle? The good news is that there are people that have been living a healthy life over 30 years after the transplant. The first

Dr. Naimish Mehta received Times Healthcare Achiever’s Award for Liver Transplantation. Times Healthcare Achievers is a platform which honors the doers and pioneers of the healthcare industry by ‘honoring’ individual doctors, hospitals, clinics, including diagnostic centers.       [gallery link="file" ids="9778,9779,9780"]

Liver transplantation with open heart surgery video being shown at the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association in Geneva, Switzerland.

Daughter donates half her liver to save dad.

Acute hepatic failure is damage of liver function that arises speedily within days or weeks that typically in an individual who has no pre-existing liver syndrome. Acute liver failure is not as much as standard as a continued liver failure, which grows more gradually. Acute liver failure also recognized as a fulminant hepatic failure, and it may cause severe problems, comprising extreme bleeding and augmenting pressure in the brain. It is a medical emergency that needs immediate hospitalization. Symptoms    Signs and symptoms of acute Liver disease might comprise: Paling of your skin and eyeballs (jaundice) Aching in your upper right abdomen Abdominal

Liver is very important organ of the body, which has the function of filtering the energy and waste from the food taken into the human body. When this liver is deceased, the entire body will be in trouble as the waste cannot be filtered from the food taken. Identification of the need of liver transplantation surgery The signs and symptoms are very subjective in nature and find critical to determine the need of the transplantation of the liver for the patient. So, there is a new model developed to determine the need objectively. MELD its Score When the above signs and symptoms are found

The liver serves as the power source for your body. It performs a variety of essential tasks like producing protein, cholesterol, and bile to store vitamins, minerals and even carbohydrate. It helps in breaking down of toxins like alcohol, medications and natural byproducts of metabolism. This is the reason that you must keep your liver in good shape which is important for maintaining health. Eat a Healthy Diet: stress on having a diet low in a saturated and no trans fat. Try avoiding eating of fried foods. Start eating low fat or protein choices food like fish, white meat chicken

To measure the level of protein, liver enzymes or bilirubin in the blood liver test is done. A liver function is often given in the following situations: To screen for liver infection such as hepatitis C To monitor side effects of certain medication which affect liver If the patient has liver disease, to observe the disease and how well a treatment is working To measure the degree of cirrhosis on liver If you are experiencing the symptoms of liver disorder If you are planning to become pregnant Many tests can be performed on the liver but most of them do not

Liver transplant recipient from Uzbekistan have successful pregnancy and delivery. Patient was treated by Dr. Naimish Mehta  

The nonalcoholic fatty liver disease also called NAFLD is a disease when the range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name explains the main characteristic of NAFLD is too much fat in the liver cells. The damage is similar to one caused due to one caused by heavy alcohol use. It is very severe, and it may progress to cirrhosis and liver failure. Symptoms The nonalcoholic fatty liver disease normally causes no indication. Later when it does it includes: Enlarged liver Fatigue Pain in upper right abdomen Causes Experts don’t know exactly why some people accumulate fat

Patient operated by Dr. Naimish Mehta has taken part in Vadodara International Marathon for 5 km after Liver Transplant Surgery and Completed Successfully.

Liver transplant is the procedure that can save your life when your liver is no longer working. It is also called hepatic transplantation; the treatment involves surgical removal of the entire liver, which is then replaced with the healthy donor liver. It can come from both a living and deceased donor. It is essential part as the liver is responsible for essential body function like filtering blood and removing the toxins from the body. Why is liver transplanted? A doctor recommends a liver transplant for a person with end-stage liver issues. A person without the liver transplant may die without the transplantation.

The liver serves a very important role in many body functions.  Functions, like regulating digestion, running your metabolism and getting harmful particles or chemicals out of the body all require the help of liver. When the liver is damaged, it is unable to effectively work and convert the food nutrients the same way as any healthy liver can. This result in further damaging of the organ liver and the damage continues if the proper care is not taken by a person. Following the nutritional diet and avoiding the food which is harmful to the liver can help in maintaining the health

What is hepatoblastoma? Hepatoblastoma is a very rare form of cancer that starts in the liver region.  The disease primarily affects children from infancy to age about 3 years. Hepatoblastoma cancer cells can also spread to other areas of the body, but it’s rare. The most common site of metastasis is the lungs. Mostly the tumor being development in the right lobe of the liver. However the exact cause of the liver cancer is not known, there are number of genetic condition that are associated which increases the risk of developing the disease. It includes Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Wilson Disease, porphyria cutanea tarda

Liver is the second largest organ in the human body. It performs several vital body functions of the body. The liver processes everything you eat and drink. It converts food and drinks into the energy and nutrient for body to use. It filters out all the harmful substances from the blood and helps the body fight for infection. Main causes of Hepatic failure Acute hepatic failure also known as fulminant hepatic failure can occur even if you do not have a preexisting liver disease. Acetaminophen overdose is the most common cause of acute liver failure. It is over the counter drug. Acute

Intestinal transplantation has evolved in the past few years from an experimental procedure to what is currently considered the long-term option for patients with intestinal failure. The number of intestinal transplant has increased sharply in few years. Unfortunately mismatch between supply and demand has led to increased waiting time for potential recipients. Short gut syndrome and functional bowel problems are the main sources of intestinal failure leading to the intestinal transplantation. The problem is characterized by the inability to maintain protein energy, fluid, electrolyte or micronutrient balance due o GI disease when on normal diet. Intestinal failure ultimately leads to malnutrition

Liver failure is a severe deterioration in liver function. Liver failure can result from any type of liver disorder, including viral hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver damage from alcohol or drugs such as acetaminophen. Liver failure occurs only when a large portion of the liver is damaged. It may develop rapidly over days or weeks (which is called acute) or can happen gradually over months or years (which is called chronic). It is caused by the disorder or substance that damages the liver Most people suffer from Jaundice, feel tired and week, and lose their appetite. Other symptoms re like accumulation

Young Patient Who Recovered from Liver Transplantation, presented the beautiful Portrait of me.  

There are some treatments available for curing liver diseases. Liver specialists put their greatest efforts in curing the liver diseases with medication only. In case this medication is not found suitable, then the liver specialist’s advice for a liver transplant. There are many tests which the patient needs to go through. The test results decide that whether the patient needs a liver transplant or not. These three tests are- Creatinine Bilirubin INR (International Normalized ratio) Every patient giving these tests is given a score. This score is called as MELD (Model of End Liver Disease) in the case of adults. But in

The healthy living of humans depends on the healthy state of all the important organs. The organ systems of our bodies have to be in good- working conditions. In case any of the organs are not working well, it should be transplanted. For example, we can transplant our livers, hearts, and knees. Liver transplants are very common out of them. Don’t know what is a liver transplant? Read the following text for it: Liver Transplant Sometimes a liver can get infected to such extent where it cannot be cured with medicines. Then the doctors suggest for replacing the diseased liver. The replacement

Cirrhosis is a dwindling insurgent disease that results in solidification and scarring of liver follicle. The liver is remodeled unfitted to function properly due to the pinch tissue, which saves the normal passage of blood wrapped up the liver. The loss of liver follicle foil with the organ's ability to process nutrients, coil, and drugs and slows the assembly of protein other grave matter assembled in the liver. How Indicia may flourish Cirrhosis indicia may flourish bit by bit and in some cases, no indicia will be remarked, but when indicia of cirrhosis do crop they can include a variety of health

Liver transplant is the replacement of the unhealthy liver of a deceased person with that of the healthy liver from the donor or another person. Liver transplantation is done out of acute liver failure or out of major liver disease that requires liver replacement. The process is very complex and requires surgery from the very experienced and skilled surgeon. The surgery is done with the meticulous harvest of the liver from the donor in the body of the deceased recipient. When is liver transplant ideally necessary? Liver transplantation is necessary when the liver stops functioning adequately resulting in liver failure. It can

A 25-year-old man Rahul (name changed), student of engineering in Delhi, saved four lives in the city by donating his kidneys, liver and heart.

People nowadays have adopted an unhealthy lifestyle, which in turn has become the cause of several diseases. Improper eating habits of people generally results into liver disease. Not only this, but there are several other causes of liver disease. The disease may be caused due to any virus attack or due to poor health and nutrition. It can also be inherited. But the good part is that, by following some simple steps in your daily routine, you can prevent all kind of liver disease. Some of the prevention are as follows: Moderate alcohol consumption: Balanced alcohol consumption is good for health,

A three-year-old child, Divine, from Kenya recently underwent an open heart surgery and a liver transplant simultaneously at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. "Simultaneous surgery was the only option and we took a chance," Dr Mehta explained.The 15-hour surgery took place on June 20, which had nearly 40 medical personnel in attendance, doctors at SGRH said. "She was too sick for a surgery so we spent three months treating her to improve the nutritional status. But in this case that option wasn't available as resection of the tumour in parts could have led to further spread. Doctors claimed that this was

Hepatitis is termed as an inflammatory condition of the liver. It is generally caused by a viral infection and excessive alcohol intake, but there are some other possible causes of hepatitis also. It destroys the liver cells in the body.   Causes of hepatitis A person can fall prey to the disease liver hepatitis if he becomes a victim of one of the viruses that can cause inflammation of the liver. It can also be caused when a person is exposed to certain substances that can cause this disease. The two main reasons for liver hepatitis are: Occurrence due to infection Due to

Liver transplant done by Dr. Naimish Mehta. Below is the image of a liver donor who donated his liver to his mother. Photo is after 6 years of liver donation.   [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="9909,9908"]

Liver transplant is done on those patients who are healthy enough to survive the operation and can deal with the complications that may arise post-operation. These patients should also be able to take the medicines that prevent rejection and opportunistic infections so that liver transplant becomes easy. Moreover, the patient should not drink alcohol again in his lifetime as this would have adverse effect on his health. Liver transplantation surgery is very effective procedure that has high successful outcomes. It is important that you get it done only from expert surgeon. Candidates for liver transplantation undergo thorough medical and psychiatric evaluations. Radiologic

Liver in human body is a vital organ that performs a number of important functions in the body like it produces glucose and bile required by the body. It is also responsible for the synthesis of some main proteins & enzymes along with the metabolism of drugs & toxins. When your liver is diseased, it is not able to perform its function properly and this affects your whole body. There is no artificial device or alternative for liver that can be used to perform its function. In such situations, one needs liver transplant to be done to survive. Your liver may

Liver transplant surgery to a 57 years old woman, Ramesh Rani. She was suffering from liver cancer. Her husband and son have donated part of their liver for organ transplant. The surgery was successful and now the patient as well as donors is doing well.  

Liver is a very important organ of human body that perform significant functions like it is responsible for the production of proteins, blood clotting and metabolism of glucose, sugar & iron. Liver can be affected by many illnesses or injury. In case, the function of liver is affected then a lot of damage is caused to the body. When large part of the liver is damaged beyond repair and it is no more able to perform its regular function in the body, then it is known as liver failure. It is a life-threatening condition and calls for medical emergency. Generally,

Patient from Mongolia has been operated for liver transplant surgery by Dr. Naimish Mehta. Now he is fine and back to normal life.  

Liver disease is caused by the disturbance of liver function in the body. The liver control many serious functions within the body and if it is not functioning properly, it can cause serious damage to our body. Liver disease is also known as hepatic disease. If a person is suffering from liver disease, the liver fail to perform all its designated functions. Generally, more than 75% of liver tissue needs to be affected before a reduction in function occurs. Common Signs & Symptoms Some of the common symptoms of liver disease include: nausea vomiting right upper quadrant abdominal pain Jaundice Fatigue, weakness and

Dr. Naimish Mehta with Professor SG Lee in Asan Medical Centre in Korea. He was invited there for ILTS Live Demonstration.

Human body is made up of a large number of complex and complicatedly structured organs and organ systems which work according to some specified patterns and pathways in the body. Each one of them has its own working schedule and ways of performing different functions in the body for example human heart is known to purify the entire blood of the body and then send it to the different parts of the human body and simultaneously impure blood from the entire body is collected and is sent to the heart for its purification. Just like the human heart, liver present

Dr. Namish Mehta got Invited in Kuwait for Live work shop surgery [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="9701,9700,9681"]  

Dr. Naimish Mehta honoured in Tajikistan for operating a patient [gallery link="none" size="large" ids="9706,9705,9704"]  

Dr. Naimish Mehta awarded by Mizoram Legislative Assembly Chairman for his excellency and dedicated hardworking team members.

Cirrhosis is the weakening of the liver due to scar tissue that has grew in the body replacing the normal healthy tissues of the liver. Cirrhosis can develop in humans due to several reasons and for the majority of people who are suffering from this condition more than one cause has contributed to its development. Generally, the people who are consuming alcohol on regular basis have greater chance of suffering from cirrhosis. Hepatitis C is also a common cause of cirrhosis.  The scar tissue that develops on the liver is irreparable and in the very initial stage, one may not feel

In a rare surgery, doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital recently performed a liver transplant on an HIV positive person. The patient, a 45-year-old man from northeast, has been living with HIV since 2003. He contracted Hepatitis C leading to liver failure. The family of the patient said the local hospitals they approached had given up, saying there was no cure for this complex condition. So, they rushed him to Delhi where the transplant was carried out. "It took us over 10 hours to carry out the life-saving procedure. We had to be very careful not to catch the infection. At the

The outstanding basic reason that prompts to Liver Transplant (LT) is Cirrhosis; this is a notable concern particularly with grown-ups. Cirrhosis is a condition where the Liver is cracked or scarred inside or externally keeping the organ to play out its capacities. In the event uncured, it can even prompt to liver disappointment. Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and expanded liquor misuse can prompt to this condition effectively. A portion of the other basic Liver Diseases that can prompt to a Liver Transplant are: Intense liver Failure The result of patients with ALF stays extremely poor in creating nations with high mortality. There

  The liver is an integral part of the digestive system which plays a vital role in the digestion of food mainly in the body of the vertebrates. Besides, helping the body to digest the food, the liver is also the storehouse of various proteins, and minerals required for the body to function smoothly. The liver helps in detoxification and transforms the food into nutrients. So, it would really be a bad idea to harm the liver. But in the epoch of modernization, many people end up harming their liver.   Thus, in order to maintain a healthy liver, some basic points are

Ramesh Rani, a 57-year-old woman suffering from liver cancer, recently underwent an organ transplant at a Delhi hospital after her husband and her son donated part of their liver. Doctors said dual donation is rare and even rarer is the use of two left lobes — as was the case here — to form a single graft to be used for transplantation. Dr Naimish Mehta, chief liver transplant surgeon at Gangaram Hospital, explained it was required in this case because the right lobes of both the donors, Ramesh Rani's husband Mangat Ram and son Manjeet Singh, were larger than usual and

Prevalence of 50% liver disease due to Hepatitis B infection in North East as compared to the national average of 15-20% is a matter of great concern for the governments and society as such here stated Dr. Naimish Mehta, Senior Liver Transplant Surgeon, Department of Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here today. Hepatitis B infection has been the most causative factor for emergency liver transplants in North East of any age group including a smallest child of 4.5kgs and 5% children suffered from Hepatitis B infection in Northeast. “30% of all cases of liver cirrhosis in the world are caused

Dr. Naimish Mehta is the Lead HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon, in the Deptt of Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplant Unit I, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. India has successfully transplant the liver of 52 year old female Patient from Pakistan. She was suffering from severe liver damage due to Hepatitis C and got operated by Dr Naimish Mehta for Liver Transplantation Reference: http://epaper.navbharattimes.com/details/9325-60613-1.html

A seven month old girl, weighing only 4.5 kg, got a new lease of life after doctors at a city hospital successfully conducted a liver transplant on her. Nimisha the child was lightest weighing baby 4.5 kg to successfully undergo liver transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India The girl, Nimisha from Jabalpur, was suffering from biliary atresia, a congenital condition in which the connecting duct between the liver and the intestines is either absent or malformed since birth. When examined, doctors found Nimisha's liver was damaged but today , almost a month after the transplant, she is as cheerful

A nine-month-old girl was given a fresh lease of life after a part of her mother’s liver was transplanted in her body at a city hospital. Aradhita Banerjee, who turned one on Thursday, had undergone pediatric liver transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on March 7 as she was diagnosed with progressive liver failure after she suffered brain haemorrhage and was rendered disabled. “This was one of the most challenging cases seen by me over the last 10 years. The liver transplant could have saved the life of the child but there was a high possibility that the physical disability might

Liver is an essential organ in the body that does all the filtering of the food and isolating the energy and wastage. The liver is prone to fail, when certain liver digestive and other liver related diseases are occurred. Liver Diseases Cirrhosis: Cirrhosis may be of different types. The primary cirrhosis causes the bile to be initially inflamed and then destroyed in later stages. Secondary cirrhosis is usually caused when the bile duct obstruction is prolonged. On the other hand, cirrhosis can also be resulted from cryptogenic or from unknown origin. Cirrhosis that affects the liver can also be autoimmune cirrhosis.

Baby Pragya’s liver transplant brings hope to many Source : Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN Aug 7, 2011, 05.01am IST NEW DELHI: In a medical record of sorts, doctors at a city hospital have successfully conducted a liver transplant to save the life of a 7-month-old infant who weighed only 4.6 kg. The baby girl, Pragya Saha from Kolkata, was suffering from Biliary atresia, a congenital condition in which the connecting duct between the liver and the intestines is either absent or malformed since birth. When examined, doctors found Pragya’s liver was irreversibly damaged but today, almost seven months after the transplant, she

New Delhi: A 19-year-old woman who suffered from acute liver failure during pregnancy was saved after a 12-hour transplant surgery here. The child was also delivered successfully which is rare, claim doctors. The surgery took place at Sir Ganga Ram hospital (SGRH).The patient, Swati Kumari, suffered from acute liver failure in the 38th week of pregnancy due to hepatitis E infection, said the doctors. She was admitted to a hospital in her hometown Patna with severe jaundice and referred to SGRH later.   “The problem in her case was that she required urgent liver transplantation as a life-saving procedure, however, that could put

New Delhi: For R K Shivdas, this Diwali could not have been more special. The 49-year-old Manipur resident, who required an urgent liver transplant, recently got a gift of life at a city private hospital when doctors performed the life-saving procedure on him by overriding the crisis of unavailability of a suitable blood donor. Shivdas could find a compatible organ donor in his family but failed to get blood required for transfusion because he had antibodies against multiple blood groups, including his own A+. “This type of high level of antibodies against antigens of its own blood group is extremely rare

Due to the timely contribution from these students, a team of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here was able to successfully perform a complicated liver transplant involving arterial reconstruction on 54-year-old Zaib-un-Nisa. The life-saving operation was performed on Pakistan Independence Day – August “When Indians came to know that we are Pakistanis, they went out of the way to help us” AN ID GIFT: Pakistani woman Zaib-un-Nisa (54), with her son and donor Umar Subhanni (left), and doctor Naimish Mehta, after a successful liver transplant at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi on Sunday For more, click the link below http://www.thehindu.com/news/indian-doctors-and-students-give-pakistani-patient-fresh-lease-of-life/article3796273.ece