LASUTH Performs Its First Kidney Transplant
Thursday, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, became one of the hospitals in Nigeria that offers kidney transplant services following a successful kidney transplant on a 56-year- old man in Lagos.
The life-saving procedure which took two and half hours was the first of its in LASUTH.
The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Wale Oke, said the successful kidney transplant was part of the state government’s promises to deliver excellent healthcare services to the people of Lagos State.
He added that several consultations were made before the surgery to make sure that the patients were well selected to avoid complications after the exercise.
He said: “But thank God today, both the donor and recipient are in sound health,”
Oke explained that the patient, who was at the end-stage renal disease, was selected for the maiden surgery, and after about six-hour surgery (organ harvesting and implantation), the operation was successful.
The elated CMD said:
“LASUTH has come of age and we are glad. We are able to harness what we have and so we will continue to improve on infrastructure. Kidney transplant is not free; it cannot be free, but with us doing it here, the cost will be affordable (compared to traveling to India or United Kingdom for operation).”
The Chief medical Director assured Lagosians that the hospital will continue to bring excellent and special services at the hospital.
The leader of the transplant team, a Consultant Nephrologist, Dr. Jacob Awobusuyi, said the initiative was conceived three years ago.
He said that the latest of several services offered in the hospital would help stop the trend of patients going to India and returning with complications that often eventually kill them.
Awobusuyi, said that the patient, who is still recuperating in the ward, had to be persuaded to have the operation here in Nigeria instead of India.
So after a year of dialysis, the patient came up with his nephew as a donor which made LASUTH medical team start the operation.
He said that both the 56 year old recipient and the 26-year-old donor expressed concern before the surgery but that they were both relieved and happy after the successful operation.
Engr Harry - 9 years ago
We thank God for there lives.
Glory be to God, for you alone is worthy to be praised
rossy - 9 years ago
we tank God 4 d success n I wish u guys more grace
fajo - 9 years ago
Hmm in naija that’s for ppl who no love their lives
jabar - 9 years ago
Wetin consyn me wit diis 1 . abeg wu get sugar here I wan soak garri
kemdrick - 9 years ago
wow dis is nice
Harrison - 9 years ago
Hw I wish some of dz teaching hospitals can reciprocate dz…..so happy…
Son of the wind - 9 years ago
Change!!
femi - 9 years ago
dats great…..
Six feet - 9 years ago
Am hiv positive guys wat sud i do??
goddey - 9 years ago
Hell fire straight
ossy - 9 years ago
kidney business do start for lag b dat…..
Olusegun - 9 years ago
Quick recovery soon
the man - 9 years ago
ur doctor have d best answer @Mr six feet
Dr.DONALDINHO - 9 years ago
six feet u have already answered the question….but do not spread the deadly virus to other victims…jst wait for ur day as we continue more research
Dr.DONALDINHO - 9 years ago
LSUTH More power to ur elbow….that’s a great improvement.very soon NIGERIA will become INDIA OF it’s own…indians themselves will travel into this our great nation seeking for medical care like the one above…..a prophesy of CHANGE!!!
Dr.DONALDINHO - 9 years ago
thank god sha….
thank god - 9 years ago
Am proud of lasuth
My sch am proud to be ur student lasuth
God bless
lord mike - 9 years ago
may God grant our doctor more understanding to cure more deadly disease in this country i believe Nigeria will cure HIV soon am around of naija n LASUTH