Despite the passage of over one year since the inauguration of Liver transplant unit at Shaikh Zayed Hospital (SZH) funds have not been released so far to run this unit smoothly.This was stated by Professor of liver transplantation, Liver transplant unit of Kidney centre of Shaikh Zayed Hospital ...

ISLAMABAD - A team of liver transplant surgeons has successfully carried out two living donor liver transplants at Shifa International Hospitals Islamabad.Dr Faisal Saud Dar, Liver Transplant Surgeon, SIH, at a press briefing on Wednesday informed media persons that first surgery took place on ...

ISLAMABAD – Despite Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani’s orders for early establishment of a liver transplant centre at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the project could not be materialised so far.The Centre for Liver Disease and Organ Transplant at PIMS was expected ...

Heavy alcohol use, diabetes, and viral hepatitis combine synergistically to raise the risk of developing liver cancer, according to a new report. As lead investigator Dr. Jian-Min Yuan told, "Physicians should be aware of the increased risk of liver cancer for their patients who are obese and ...