China News Service, Shiyan, April 18 (Hu Chuanlin, Jinqin, Jiang Hui) Hubei Shiyan Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital performed a living donor kidney transplant for a mother and daughter on the 17th. By the early morning of the 18th, the recipients' indicators continued to improve.
The 16-year-old patient Xiaoyu lives in Wenfeng Township, Zhushan County, and is a student at Shiyan Science and Technology School.
In September 2021, he was diagnosed with uremia, which caused a series of complications such as renal anemia and renal hypertension. He has been maintained by dialysis until now. If he is to be cured, he must go through a living kidney transplant.
On April 15th, Shiyan Science and Technology School mobilized teachers and students to donate money to patients Photo by Yin Yanbin
In January of this year, after a comprehensive physical examination at the hospital, the 51-year-old mother Zhang Li met the transplant requirements. She decided to cut her kidney to save her daughter.
On the morning of April 17, after three and a half hours of surgery, the kidney transplant was successfully completed.
Li Quanyuan, deputy director of the Organ Transplantation Department of Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, said on the 18th that the postoperative indicators are improving.
Next, the patient will undergo a series of treatments such as anti-rejection and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in about three weeks.
If the recovery goes well, the patient will return to school after a year to resume learning and life.
Xiaoyu's father works at the construction site and is the only source of income for the family.
Before the operation, teachers and students of Shiyan Science and Technology School actively donated more than 12,000 yuan, which was delivered to the patient's family as soon as possible.
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