Transplantation medicine is one of the fast growing disciplines of medical science in India.On 24th Nov 2012 first intestine transplantation was conducted on Himanshu Singh, a techie at Medanta-the Medicity, Gurgaon by a team of 30 doctors lead by Dr.Arvider Singh Soin ,pioneer in the field of hepatobiliary transplantation.
3 years ago Himanshu Singh had suffered gangrene of small intestine which led to resection of whole of small intestine except for 28cm length. He was kept on Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for a long period and he suffered the complications of TPN mainly, infections.Then on 24th Nov 2012 a cadaver donor small intestine transplantation was conducted successfully and Himanshu singh is recovering gradually now.
Dr.Arvinder Singh Soin , a hepatobiliary surgeon and an eminent liver transplantation surgeon, lead the team of doctors who conducted this transplantation. Dr.Soin has conducted more than 1000 liver transplantations in India which is highest in India and he has achieved so many firsts in the field of transplantation in India. He was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’ in 2010 for his contribution to the field of medical science.
This feat achieved at the Medanta the Medicity gives new hope to so many people with malabsorption syndrome ,inflammatory syndromes etc.
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