1-yr old boy born with Biliary Atresia gets liver transplant; will lead a normal life

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A one-year-old Pakistani boy has become the youngest liver transplant recipient in India after doctors here replaced his diseased organ with a healthy one donated by his grandmother.

Doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi conducted the operation on June 21 by cutting out 25 per cent of the left liver from Nasreen Fatima and transplanting it to her grandson, Sheryar. Little Sheryar, born with Biliary Atresia, a condition in which the bile ducts of the liver are absent, was given only a few months more to live by doctors in his hometown of Karachi unless he underwent a transplant.

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And the family says their experience in the country has been a "happy" one, with everybody being so helpful and caring. "Many people, even strangers outside the hospital, tell us that they are praying for us after hearing our story," says Syed. Sheryar has been discharged exactly a month after undergoing the operation and doctors says the boy should lead a normal life.

Sheryar with his grandmother Nasreen Fatima at the Sri Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.

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yay!!!

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awww, what a cutie in his Spiderman shirt..

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Oh what a cute little boy!

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Doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi conducted the operation on June 21 by cutting out 25 per cent of the left liver from Nasreen Fatima and transplanting it to her grandson, Sheryar.

left liver?

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hmmm

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left liver?

Another source, Indiaenews.com, leaves out the word "left":

A.S. Soin, leading liver transplant surgeon who had conducted the surgery on Shreyar, said: ‘The child was born with biliary atresia, a condition in which the bile ducts of the liver (responsible for draining the bile produced in the liver into the intestinal tract for digestion) are under-developed. The problem causes jaundice, pale stools and lack of digestion soon after birth.’

‘The damaged liver of the child was replaced by a portion of his grandmother’s liver. He is now absolutely fine,’ Soin told reporters.

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left liver?

Another source, Indiaenews.com, leaves out the word "left":

Yes, the liver has left and right lobes..

*puts biology degree back on shelf*

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left liver?

Another source, Indiaenews.com, leaves out the word "left":

Yes, the liver has left and right lobes..

*puts biology degree back on shelf*

yes, i'm aware of that....but when someone says left liver vice left lobe....it makes me wonder if they have two livers. like left kidney....left arm..........