Transplant triumph: How science and a grandfather’s gift helped save 5-year-old

Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay recounts the challenging liver transplant of five-year-old Kavya, who suffered from Biliary Atresia. With her mother already a donor for her sister and her father ineligible, her 70-year-old grandfather stepped in despite a blood group mismatch. Innovative treatments like Rituximab and plasma exchange enabled the successful transplant, showcasing advancements in Indian living donor liver transplantation.

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