Talk to Hepatologist on Patient Of Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease
Asking for Father, Male, 65 years old, Karachi
My father was diagnosed with DCLD almost year back . Due to his ascites he is facing a lot of issues like big belly difficulty and chronic coughing Aldo started having pedal Eden’s ( he has no DM ) What’s the most probable treatment now and what should we look to He’s on meds and have sone fluid tap for secures twice
Asst. Prof. Dr. Fakhar Ali Qazi Arisar - Hepatologist
MBBS, MRCP (Medicine), FCPS (Gastroenterology) | Karachi
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The best treatment to offer him is liver transplant
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Patient
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What’s the probable life expectancy after transplant and successful rate ?
And which hospitals offer liver transplant facility ?
1 year ago
MBBS, MRCP (Medicine), FCPS (Gastroenterology) | Karachi | Book Appointment
1 year survival around 90 to 95%
5 year survival around 80 to 85%
10 year survival around 70 to 75%
Without liver transplant, chances of survival in DCLD with ascites is very low. 1 year may be 50 to 60%, 5 year may be 20 to 30%.
He needs to be evaluated for fitness for transplant surgery from heart and other organs perspective. Need a live donor from family who can donate half of the liver. In Karachi it can be done at Dow University Hospital (Ojha Campus) or Ziauddin Hospital (Clifton Campus). Otherwise Gambat, PKLI Lahore and Shifa international Islamabad are other options. Transplant surgery is funded by provincial government in all hospitals except Shifa (which is private)
1 year ago
Patient
Post Owner
Does siut in karachi offer liver transplant facility ?
Which hospital in Pakistan has the best successful rate ?
1 year ago
MBBS, MRCP (Medicine), FCPS (Gastroenterology) | Karachi | Book Appointment
SIUT - No
All hospitals are more or less same for surgery.
The nursing care and logistics may be different depending on the setup you choose, private vs public.
1 year ago