The Stamp on the FDC was released to celebrate the 15th anniversary of India's 1st successful liver transplant performed at Apollo Hospitals!
The only definite treatment for liver failure is a liver transplantation. During a liver transplant, the diseased liver is removed and replaced with a healthy one.
The first successful Liver Transplantation was performed on a child in 1967. Since then, there has been tremendous progress in the complicated process of liver transplantation, which in 1983 was confirmed to be a valid procedure in cases of end stage liver disease(ESLD), in a consensus by the National Institutes of Health. The first successful liver transplantation in India was performed at IndraprasthaApollo Hospital on 15thNovember, 1998
No comments:
Post a Comment