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Daughter-in-law saves the life of father-in-law with robotic liver transplant
Updated On: 13 July, 2024 03:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In a world where instances of children deserting their parents have become common, a 33-year-old woman from Surat went ahead to donate a portion of her liver to her father-in-law who was battling chronic liver disease
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Mital Viratia and Sanjay Viratia
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Sanjay Viratia, a 58-year-old Surat resident, underwent a health check-up that revealed significant swelling in his liver. Following this diagnosis, he began experiencing blood in his vomit and developed stomach ulcers. Over the next six months, his health declined further, marked by frequent drowsiness and symptoms that severely disrupted his daily life.
Tired, he arrived in Mumbai to seek consultation from doctors at Gleneagles Hospitals. Post consultation with Dr Gaurav Chaubal, director of liver, pancreas, and intestine transplant program, and Dr Uday Sanglodkar, senior consultant hepatologist and clinical lead liver and transplant ICU, he was advised to undergo a robotic liver transplant.
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