The first living donor paediatric liver transplant in the United Arab Emirates was completed on a four-year-old girl, representing a significant medical milestone. The groundbreaking procedure performed at Burjeel Medical City (BMC) represents a substantial advancement in the UAE’s cutting-edge medical capabilities. Razia Khan, the patient, was identified as having Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis type 3, a rare genetic liver condition (PFIC).
Razia’s illness is brought on by a genetic mutation that causes abnormal bile components and bile acid formation and secretion, ultimately resulting in liver damage. It manifests in the early stages of life as symptoms of liver failure, complications and stunted growth. Liver transplantation is the only conclusive and effective treatment available to these children, according to Dr. Rehan Saif, Consultant General Surgeon, Clinical Lead HPB Surgeon, and Director of Transplant Surgery for the Burjeel Abdominal Multi-Organ Transplant Programme.
Following thorough assessments, the medical professionals concluded that Razia would require a liver transplant to survive. Her father offered to be the donor out of duty and love. Under the direction of Dr. Saif, the BMC transplant team completed ten hours of simultaneous donor and recipient surgeries.
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