Hyderabad, April 18 -- In a groundbreaking moment, a medical team at King's College Hospital London in Dubai has successfully performed the city's first liver transplant on a 13-month-old infant with the support of the Al Jalila Foundation.

Malek was born with a rare condition known as biliary atresia, which caused his health to deteriorate despite an earlier surgical procedure to connect his liver to his intestines. He was also diagnosed with a congenital heart defect (atrial septal defect).

He was referred to King's College Hospital, following the cardiac repair procedure after the baby's father donated a portion of his liver for the transplant, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) reported.

The surgery, led by Professor Mohamed Rela, involv...