First Kidney Transplant Successful At KIMS In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Doctors of Kalinga Institute of Medical Science (KIMS), here have successfully conducted a kidney transplant for the first time.

The doctors performed the operation on a 23-year-old patient suffering from end stage renal disease on September 19. His mother was the donor for the transplant. The mother was discharged on September 25 and the patient on Wednesday.

Dr Nikunj Kishore Rout, who led the team of doctors that carried out the transplant, said chronic kidney disease (CKD) load in Odisha is quite high. Many patients needing transplant have to go to out of the state for the operation. This landmark step by KIMS is expected to reduce the outflow of such cases.

He further said there is a psychological fear that if a person donates one kidney, he will be weak and face problems in life. “We would like to dispel this misconceived notion by affirming that this is not a fact. A kidney donor can lead a healthy and unencumbered life with one kidney remaining”, he added.

Besides Dr Rout, the by transplant team of KIMS included Dr Aswini Prasad Patnaik, Dr Rajesh Kumar Padhi, Dr Kumar Avijeet Dash and Prof Dr Suresh Ch Dash from the nephrology team; Dr Sumanta Kumar Mishra, Dr Amresh Mishra, Dr J B Jagdev, Dr Sumit Panda from the surgical team and Dr Sanjaya Behera, Dr Laba Kumar Nayak, and Dr GC Satpathy from the anesthesia team. Dr DS Ray and his team who came from Kolkata extended support to the operating team.

Dr Achyuta Samanta, the founder of KIIT and KISS, congratulated the team of doctors for their successful achievement. He wished that the transplant team will continue their endeavour in future for the benefit of the needy.