Rare liver transplant in Delhi, Man gets liver parts from two different donors
Rare liver transplant in Delhi, Man gets liver parts from two different donors: "In a rare, high-risk procedure touted as the first of its kind in India by Ganga Ram Hospital, a man had a ‘double’ liver transplant last month, receiving a part each from two donors. KP Appu Chettiar, a 60-year-old textile businessman from Salem, Tamil Nadu, received a simultaneous double transplant — his 34-year-old nephew Arul Kumar donated the right lobe of his liver while Arul’s wife, 33-year-old Priya, donated the left lobe. Chettiar was terminally ill and was diagnosed with Hepatitis B three years ago. However, it was only four months ago that his condition deteriorated and he even slipped into a coma. Chettiar’s son, Dr A Jaipal, left his medical practice and brought him in June to Ganga Ram Hospital, which found his condition ‘critical’. Doctors immediately decided on a liver transplant. Four members of Chettiar’s family came forward to donate parts of their livers to him. However, after examination, only Priya and Arul were considered "
Woman gives birth to rare identical triplets
Woman gives birth to rare identical triplets: "A British woman has given birth to identical triplets in Austria, something that occurs only once in every 200 million births, doctors said on Wednesday. Named Zoe, Kim and Amy, the girl triplets were delivered by Caesarean section on Monday in their mother’s 32nd week of pregnancy, a few weeks premature, a statement by the main hospital in Feldkirch in western Austria said. The tiny trio, each weighing in at 1,500 grams (3.3 pounds) and measuring 40 cm (15.7 inches), were doing well although they would remain attached to respirators in the intensive care unit for several weeks to ensure no complications set in. The triplets were conceived naturally, without fertility treatment, by the 25-year-old mother, who lives in the area with her Austrian partner, a hospital spokeswoman said. “This was a whim of nature,” Peter Schwaerzler, head of the hospital’s gynaecological unit, told Austrian news agency APA. What was rare about the birth was that the original egg split into two and one of these cell"
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