BSMMU conducts first-ever successful liver transplant surgery
Dhaka, June 25 -- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has conducted the first-ever liver transplant surgery, demonstrating the public hospital's progress in modern healthcare service.
The surgery was successfully conducted on Monday on a 20-year-old youth who had been diagnosed with Liver Cirrhosis in 2017, Professor Dr Zulfiqar Rahman Khan, head of BSMMU's Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery department, told a press briefing on Tuesday.
He said it was a free surgery as the mother of the youth donated part of her liver to her son.
Dr Khan said a team of 50 doctors took part in the 18-hour long operation that began at 6am on Monday. "It's a historic achievement for us. With the successful operation, we...
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