A nine-year-old Pakistani boy underwent successful kidney and liver transplant surgery after his relatives donated the organs. Amaar Asif was suffering from primary Hyperoxaluria (excessive urinary excretion of oxalate), which leads to the formation of kidney stones.
“The child was in pain for the last five years. He became extremely weak and was unable to do his routine activities. As a result, his education also suffered. We are glad that the child will soon be able to go back to his daily activities,” said Dushyant Nadar,
senior urology consultant at Fortis Hospital in Noida. The surgery was a coordinated effort between the High Commission of Pakistan and the Indian High Commission in Islamabad and doctors at the Fortis Hospital, Noida. The boy, Amaar Asif, a student of Class IV was suffering from Hyperoxaluria for the last five years.
“Over the time he became extremely week, unable to even do routine activities including playing or going to school. Primarily we felt that it was a normal stomachache but the diagnosis revealed the kidney and liver failure,” Unaiza, his mother, said.
A team of 10 surgeons, six anaesthetists and 30 nurses worked for nearly 16-18 hours to simultaneously transplant the kidney and liver in the child. The surgery was performed under the guidance of Dr Vivek Vij, director gastrointestinal surgery and liver transplant and Dr Dushyant Nadar, senior consultant urology.
“Deposits of calcium oxalate can lead to kidney damage, kidney failure and injury to other organs,” said Dr Vij. The kidney for transplant was donated by the patient’s paternal uncle while the liver was donated by his maternal uncle. Amaar’s father, Asif Elahi, is a shopkeeper in lahore.