Saudi Gazette report

DAMMAM — A medical team at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam in the Eastern Province has successfully carried out a complex liver transplant operation on a woman who had been suffering for several years.

The woman was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in the liver. Though a suitable donor was available, it was found that the size of the right lobe of the donor’s liver was small and not enough for transplantation. This necessitated bringing in another donor. One of her two daughters who came forward to donate the left lobe of her liver. Subsequently, the necessary tests were performed and it was also found that the size of her liver lobes was proportional to her mother’s weight.

The operation was performed successfully and the two donors were able to leave the hospital in good health three days after the operation. The patient was transferred to the inpatient ward in good health and with a stable, functioning liver.