First Liver Transplant Performed on Two-Year-Old Child in Tajikistan

Tajikistan has successfully performed its first liver segment transplant on a two-year-old child weighing 7 kg with congenital biliary atresia. The complex surgery took place at the National Scientific Center for Organ and Human Tissue Transplantation. Doctors noted the challenges of transplanting organs into children under 8 kg due to the small diameter of blood vessels.

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