Surgeons at the Royal Liverpool Hospital have carried out the first European kidney transplant using keyhole surgery. The technique, developed by Prof Pranjal Modi at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre in Ahmedabad, offers patients the chance of a much faster recovery after the operation.
Sanjay Mehra, a consultant transplant surgeon at the Royal Liverpool, who assisted with the operation, believes there are significant benefits. She said: “In the past the scar has been around 20-25cm for the renal transplant patients. But here the scar is around 6cm, which has a cosmetic benefit. Also, in the long scar there is muscle cutting, which can be more problematic in the long-term.”
