Cuttack: The liver of a woman was transplanted on her husband on Wednesday in SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCB MCH) in Cuttack. It was the first instance of liver transplantation in Odisha.
A woman from Tigiria area in Cuttack district donated her liver and it was transplanted on her husband. The operation was carried out by a nine-member team of doctors from Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG), Hyderabad and SCB. The eight-hour long operation continued from 8 am till 4 pm.
The advance treatment was carried out at the special modular operation theatre at the trauma building on the hospital premises