Mangaluru: A J Hospital & Research Centre, which has been a pioneer in kidney transplantation over the last 12 years has now got permission from the Government of Karnataka to perform liver transplant here in Mangaluru.
With this, the liver can be transplanted here at the hospital helping the patients demanding this complex process.
A J Hospital was the first hospital to do kidney transplants 12 years back. Since then many patients have benefited by the transplant and had fresh lease of life. A J Hospital was the first to do cadaver donation and transplantation, said a news release from AJ Hospital and Research Centre Medical Director and Transplant Surgeon Dr Prashanth Marla.