The youngest child in China successfully completed a combined liver-kidney transplant in Tianjin

Tianjin, January 7 news (reporter Chu Fuqing) Recently, the Children's Organ Transplant Department and the Kidney Transplant Department of Tianjin First Central Hospital jointly completed a joint liver and kidney transplant surgery for an 8-month-old child, and the liver and kidney function of the child returned to normal 4 days after the operation. The child is currently the youngest known recipient of liver-kidney combined transplantation in China.

Group photo of the child's family and doctor (photo provided by the Central Broadcasting Network)

Although xiao Momo (pseudonym), who was 8 months old, suddenly had shock and respiratory arrest at 3 months, although she successfully saved her life in the local hospital, she developed renal failure after 2 weeks and needed continuous renal replacement therapy 3 times a week. In order to alleviate the pain and save lives, the parents brought the children to Tianjin First Central Hospital for treatment.

After examination, the child was diagnosed with primary hyperoxalic aciduria type I, renal failure, uremic phase, and needed liver-kidney combination transplantation. In the face of such a small age, Gao Wei, director of the Department of Pediatric Organ Transplantation, and Director Of Kidney Transplantation, Mr. Como Chunbai, fully discussed and assessed the risks of surgery, and formulated an accurate and perfect surgical and treatment plan.

On December 21, 2021, Xiao Momo underwent a combined liver and kidney transplant, Gao Wei's team completed liver transplant surgery for the child, and Mo Chunbai's team relayed to complete the kidney transplant. It took more than 10 hours and the whole operation was successfully completed. On the 4th day after the operation, the liver and kidney function and urine volume of Xiao Jasmine returned to normal, and on the 6th day after the operation, he was transferred out of the intensive care unit. At present, the hospital is waiting for the latest test results of the child, and if everything is normal, the child will be discharged next week.