Ahmedabad: Mother saves 2-year-old girl by donating part of liver

AHMEDABAD: Hirva, a two-year-old girl from the city, became one of the youngest patients to receive a liver transplant in Gujarat when a part of her mother’s liver was transplanted on her. The transplant took place on June 11. The right portion of the mother’s liver was used for the transplant. The mother and the baby are recovering well, said doctors.
Dr Anand Khakhar, who performed the transplant, said that the baby had a congenital liver disease and her elder sibling had died of the same condition. “The girl’s mental and physical growth were hampered. She was often in a coma-like condition,” he said. “Thus, the transplant became necessary. The challenge was that the mother’s blood group is O+ and the baby’s is A+. We first provided treatment to the baby so that there was no adverse reaction.”
The doctors said that it was difficult to seek permission for the transplant due to the Covid-19 situation. But, they said, the state government provided necessary support.