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CARE Hospitals Performs Complex ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplant on 60-Year-Old
A 60-year-old teacher had serious kidney disease and needed dialysis three times a week.
He had been receiving dialysis for two years.
His wife wanted to donate a kidney, but their blood groups did not match.
Doctors used special treatments to lower the patient’s antibody levels before the transplant.
They also gave him medicines to help stop his body from rejecting the kidney.
The doctors had to watch carefully for infections because he was older and had diabetes.
The transplant was successfully completed at CARE Hospitals.
It may help him live a more independent and active life.
CARE Hospitals, Hi-Tech City, performed an ABO-incompatible kidney transplant on a 60-year-old teacher.
The patient had chronic kidney disease and underwent dialysis three times weekly for two years.
His wife donated a kidney despite their incompatible blood groups.
Doctors used plasmapheresis and immunosuppressive therapy to reduce antibody levels and prevent rejection.
The patient’s age, diabetes, hypertension and infection history increased the procedure’s risks.
- Who
- A 60-year-old teacher, his wife as the living donor, and a multidisciplinary team at CARE Hospitals.
- What
- Doctors performed a complex ABO-incompatible living-donor kidney transplant.
- Where
- CARE Hospitals, Hi-Tech City.
- When
- After the patient had undergone dialysis three times weekly for two years; no calendar date was provided.
- Why
- To provide a kidney transplant despite the blood-group mismatch, high antibody levels and the patient’s other health conditions.
Key facts
- Patient
- 60-year-old teacher with chronic kidney disease
- Dialysis history
- Dialysis three times a week for two years
- Donor
- The patient’s wife
- Transplant type
- ABO-incompatible living-donor kidney transplant
- Preparation
- Multiple plasmapheresis sessions and immunosuppressive therapy
- Major risks
- Kidney rejection and infection
- Hospital
- CARE Hospitals, Hi-Tech City
Quotes
Dr. B.R.G. Aravinda Reddy
Consultant – Nephrology at CARE Hospitals
“Blood-group incompatibility does not always rule out kidney transplantation. In appropriately selected patients, specialised desensitisation can help overcome this barrier. In this case, high antibody levels, age, diabetes and hypertension made the transplant particularly challenging, requiring careful preparation and close monitoring.”
thehansindia.com
“This was a challenging transplant due to the blood-group mismatch, high antibody levels and the patient’s other health conditions. With careful preparation and close coordination between the nephrology and transplant teams, we were able to successfully perform the transplant.”
thehansindia.com
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