THE third liver transplant operation took place at the special treatment centre of No 1 Defence Services General Hospital (1,000-bed) in Mingaladon Township, Yangon, yesterday.

The procedure involved patient U Myo Myint Oo receiving a liver transplant from his nephew, Maung Aung Khant Kyaw. The operation commenced at 9:30 am with the extraction of the required part of the liver from the donor, and the transplant surgery for the recipient began around 4:30 pm. The entire operation lasted approximately 11 hours.

Both the liver donor and the recipient are currently in stable health condition, receiving expert care from a medical team consisting of specialists, pharmacists, nurses, and technicians in the Intensive Care Unit. Officials from military hospitals also visited the centre to observe the liver transplant operation.

MNA/KZT

#TheGlobalNewLightOfMyanmar