First pancreas, small bowel transplant performed in Pune’s Jupiter Hospital
PUNE: City-based Jupiter Hospital performed the first pancreas and small bowel transplant in Pune zone on late Thursday night.
Director Transplant Surgery of Jupiter Hospital Dr Gaurav Chaubal said that the recipient was a 27-year-old male patient suffering from short gut syndrome. Short bowel syndrome is a condition of malabsorption disorder caused by a lack of functional small intestine.
The primary symptom is diarrhea, which can result in dehydration, malnutrition and weight loss.
“He underwent small bowel resection due to intestinal gangrene three months ago. The patient was dependent on intravenous nutrition and had lost 30 kg weight.
He was listed for a small bowel transplant and underwent transplant on Thursday night. The donor was a 48-year-old female who had brain death due to intracranial bleeding. The recipient is recovering well after the transplant surgery,” said Dr Chaubal.
The multi-disciplinary team at Jupiter Hospital consisted of surgeons – namely - Dr Aditya Nanawati, Dr S Bhalerao, Dr Apoorva Deshpande, Dr Hunaid Hatimi, Dr Abhijit Naik, Dr Pavan Hanchanale (Gastroenterologist), Dr Shailesh Kakde (Nephrologists), Anaesthesiologists Dr Amit Bhargava, Dr Bhagyashree and Intensivists Dr Vaishali Solao, Dr Jayant Shelgaonkar.
As per the Coordinator for Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) Pune region, Arti Gokhale, said that this was the first transplant for pancreas and small bowel transplant in Pune zone.
“We have received two organs from ZTCC Mumbai through Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (ROTTO), Mumbai. Donor was in Fortis Hospital, Mulund and organs were allocated to us because we had two patients registered for small bowel transplants in our zone and so they were selected,” said Gokhale.
She also said that traffic police of Mumbai, Raigad highway, Pune rural and city police did an excellent job of maintaining the green corridor on late Thursday night.
“Also, hats off to all donor family members, traffic police and doctors,” said Gokhale.
