frequent questions related to Liver transplantation

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Dr. Naimish Mehta HPB Liver Transplant
Surgeon MBBS, MS, FACRSI, FEBS Diploma in Liver
Transplantation (European Board of
Surgery) Fellowship in Liver Transplantation (UK)
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Dr. Naimish Mehta

• MBBS, MS, FACRSI, FEBS
• Diploma in Liver Transplantation (European Board
  of Surgery)
• Fellowship in Liver Transplantation (UK)
• HPB Liver Transplant Surgeon
• Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
• MMC Registration 79358
• DMC Registration 42299
• GMC(UK) Registration 6135607

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Educational Qualifications

• M.B.B.S, Mumbai University, December 1994
• M.S.(Gen. Surgery), Mumbai University, July 1999
• FACRSI, Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  of India, April 2003
• Certified for Multi-organ Retrieval surgery
  Diploma in Liver Transplantation (European Board
  of Surgery) Under the aegis of European Society
  of Organ Transplantation

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Some frequent questions related to Liver
transplantation
Dr Naimish Mehta is the best Liver transplant
surgeon in Delhi currently ion Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital. He has answered some frequent questions
related to the Liver transplantation.
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Question. What is the success ratio of liver
transplantation?
Answer. The usual success rate is 92 at our
hospital so far the best results of liver
transplants surgery in Delhi, India. Dr Naimish
Mehta, senior liver transplant surgeon in Delhi,
India at Sir Ganga Ram Hospitals has performed
more than 725 liver transplant surgeries.
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Question. Is it necessary to evaluate the
recipient and donor before liver transplantation?
Answer. Yes, both donor and recipient need to
undergo various tests before the transplant.
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Question. What facilities are provided during
stay in a hospital?
Answer. The transplant operation estimate
includes the hospital stay for recipient (up-to
21 days) and donor (up-to 7 days) both the donor
recipient operations all visits by the
transplant team (surgeons and hepatologist),
doppler ultrasound for first 5 days for recipient
and one day for the donor medical consumables
and medicines used during and after the
operation, anaesthetist charges for the operation.
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Question. For a foreigner what is a procedure
to come to India for liver transplant and how
much time it will take (process of documentation)?
Answer. Basic reports of the patient need to be
e-mailed/faxed, based on which we can issue an
invitation letter to facilitate visa for the
donor and attendants. Normally up-to two
attendants are allowed to come apart from the
donor and the recipient.
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Question. Expenses post transplantation.
Answer. Usually after transplant the initial
costs will be Indian Rs 18- 20,000/per month (USD
400) approx till 6 months after which it will
reduce to Rs. 8-12,000/pm(USD 200-250) approx. At
the end of one year it will reduce further to
Rs.2-5,000/pm (USD 50-100) approx depending on
the medication dosage.
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Question. What types of test are required
initially (recipient donor)?
Answer. Recipient test LFT (liver function
test), RFT (renal function test), INR
(international normalised ratio), CBC (complete
blood count), CT scan triphasic of liver, HBsAg,
Anti HCV, HIV. Donor test CBC, LFT, RFT,
PT/INR, HBsAg, Anti HCV, HCV RNA, Ultrasound
liver for fatty liver.
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