Fortis Hospital Noida, restarts its Liver Transplant OPD Services in Aligarh

• The OPD will be functional on fourth Thursdays every month
• First in Uttar Pradesh to provide treatment for paediatric gastroenterology and hepatology 

Aligarh, 22^nd July 21: Citing to the rising cases of liver ailments, Fortis Hospital, Noida restarted its OPD for liver and gastrointestinal diseases at Maxfort Hospital, Aligarh (in association with DoctPro). This is first of its kind setup to impart such super specialty services in the state having experts from the field of paediatric gastroenterology and hepatology, which until now did not exist.

The special OPD services is functional on fourth Thursday every month. It not only assists the patients of Aligarh & neighbouring areas with expert opinion but also cuts down on the effort of travelling to metro cities just for primary consultations. Present on the occasion were Dr Mukul Rastogi with his team along with the patient from Aligarh who underwent successful liver transplant surgery, where the liver donor was his own daughter.

“45-year-old patient, a resident of Aligarh had severe on and off fever for almost two years and unable to identify the underlying cause. He was under medication to suppress his fever but gradually began complaining of water in the stomach, swelling in the feet, jaundice, nasal bleed etc. and decided to make a visit to Fortis Hospital, Noida. Detailed investigations revealed liver cirrhosis due to diabetes, where the condition had progressed to such an extent that liver transplant was the only option. His family was counselled about live donor liver transplantation surgeries and its advantages in improving the quality of life. His unmarried daughter decided to pitch in and donate her liver.  For that, she first had to get fit herself which she did & then successfully donated her liver. Pertaining to his conditions the surgery went very well and it has been almost 7 years now and both father daughters are doing absolutely fine.” Said Dr Mukul Rastogi, Additional Director & Head - Hepatology & Liver Transplant (Medical), Fortis Hospital Noida

The prevalence of liver diseases is on the rise in the country owing chiefly to lifestyle factors. The Liver disease range from mild spectrum of self-limiting illness due to infection or fat deposition in liver to the severe form with cirrhosis, acute or acute on chronic liver failure requiring transplantation. Liver diseases can result from several factors such as excessive consumption of alcohol, viral infections (hepatitis B, hepatitis C virus and other infections), autoimmune, drug / medications etc. Every year, approx. 10 lakh patients are reportedly diagnosed with liver cirrhosis across globe.

According to the recent reports of WHO, Liver related diseases are being recognized as one of the second most chronic diseases which is becoming the reason of increasing death rate in India. As per the recent data provided by Globacan India 2020, Liver cancer was ranked 10th among the most frequent cancer in India, accounting for around 35000 cases new cases of liver cancer recorded, which was ranked 12th in 2018.

“Over the years, the donor surgery procedure has evolved and become very safe. Liver is a unique organ which will grow back to the near normal size and functioning in a period of few months to a year. Fortis noida has a unique technique called Laparoscopic Live Donor liver surgery and it is the latest innovation in the field of LDLT. Under this procedure, the donor surgery is performed through small holes, then the liver is extracted through lower abdomen incision. LDLT is an established treatment for all types of end stage liver diseases including liver cancer. He added

Fortis Healthcare has done over 1500+ successful liver transplants & is one of the few centres performing Laparoscopic Hepatectomy now. Being an advanced technology, this helps in lesser incisions, scars thereby reducing the risk of infection, making a quicker recovery, lesser hospital stay so that the patient can resume to a normal life.

The department is headed by Dr. Vivek Vij who is the Chairman & Director for Liver Transplant & GI surgery vertical at Fortis Hospitals & Dr. Ajay Bhalla who is the Director of Gastroenterology at Fortis Hospital, Noida.

“With recent advancements and improved territorial connectivity, any patient from this region, in case of emergency can reach Fortis Hospital, Noida in a much shorter span of time. This is an added convenience for the patients which not only saves the window period for intervention, but also the availability of world class experts’ opinion and services at their doorstep.” Said Mr Mohit Singh, Zonal Director, Fortis Hospital, Noida.

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