Kauvery Hospital performs rare transplant on a 4-month-old baby

Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani, has successfully performed a complex pediatric liver transplant on a four-month-old baby, completely free of cost under the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme.

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This procedure was carried out by the hospital’s expert team, making it one of the few centers in Tamil Nadu capable of performing pediatric transplants under this initiative. The infant was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that led to liver failure and severe jaundice. The baby, weighing only 3.5 kg, was brought to Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani, in critical condition. Given the urgency of the case, the hospital swiftly obtained the necessa