The new programme will provide living- and deceased-donor liver transplants, paediatric transplantation and advanced care for complex liver, biliary and pancreatic conditions.
Signature Hospital, Gurugram, has launched a dedicated Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Sciences Programme to provide advanced treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease, acute liver failure, liver cancers and complex biliary and pancreatic disorders.
The programme, launched at the hospital’s Sector 37D facility, is led by Dr Naganathan Selvakumar, along with Dr Ravi Kumar and Dr Senthan. It will offer living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), deceased-donor liver transplantation (DDLT) and paediatric liver transplantation.
The programme has been designed around a multidisciplinary model involving hepatologists, transplant anaesthetists, intensivists, radiologists, pathologists and transplant coordinators. A dedicated transplant intensive care unit, laminar-flow operating theatre and round-the-clock blood bank and transfusion services will support transplant procedures.
The surgical programme will include living-donor transplantation, including laparoscopic and robotic donor hepatectomy, along with deceased-donor and split-liver transplantation. The unit will also treat acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure and perform surgery for liver, bile duct, gallbladder and pancreatic cancers.
Other specialised services will include complex biliary reconstruction, portal hypertension surgery and procedures such as TIPS, TACE and tumour ablation through endoscopy and interventional radiology. Following transplantation, patients will receive long-term monitoring, immunosuppression management and nutritional support.
The hospital said the programme also places emphasis on living-donor safety. Potential donors will undergo independent medical, psychological and social assessments. Donor-recipient pairs will also be evaluated and cleared by the Authorisation Committee under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, and applicable rules.
The programme is registered with the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO).
The launch comes as liver disease in India continues to be linked to conditions including viral hepatitis, alcohol-related liver disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The hospital said the new programme could provide a transplant option closer to home for patients from Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab.
Liver transplant and hepatobiliary outpatient clinics will operate Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm, while emergency and acute liver failure referrals will be accepted 24 hours a day.
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