Saddam ex-aide gets liver transplant
A former lieutenant of Saddam Hussein underwent a liver transplant at a city hospital. He was diagnosed with liver cancer with 90 per cent damage. His son donated his partial organ to save the life of the ailing lieutenant.
Sixty three-year-old Abdul Karim Darvesh, who served as an air marshal during the Saddam Hussein reign, had a liver transplant at B.L.K. super-speciality hospital on July 8. Darvesh was diagnosed with liver cancer some months ago in Iraq.
His family had lost hopes as Mr Darvesh was suffering from liver cancer with 90 per cent of his organ was damaged. Dr Sanjay Singh Negi, director HPB (hepato-pancreato-biliary) and liver transplantation surgery, informed that Mr Darvesh’s investigation and CT scan confirmed that he was harbouring a cancer along with cirrhosis of liver, which required an immediate liver transplant from a compatible donor.
“Luckily, Anmar Abdul Karim, the eldest son of Mr Karim, was suitable for liver donation. After an in-depth investigation and clearances from concerned medical specialities, Anmar underwent the donor surgical procedure,” the doctor said.
The surgery lasted for about 22 hours and a team of seven doctors had to work in shifts.
According to doctors, such surgeries are associated with risk such as bleeding, rejection of the liver by the donor and even death. A thorough investigation is thus necessary keeping in mind the risk factors of the donor and the recipient.
Both father and son are recovering smoothly.
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