11-Year-Old Iraqi Girl Gets Lifesaving Liver Transplant in India

11-Year-Old Iraqi Girl Gets Lifesaving Liver Transplant in India

An 11-year-old Iraqi girl has returned home after undergoing a complex living donor liver transplant at Paras Health Gurugram for advanced liver disease caused by Wilson’s disease, a rare genetic disorder that leads to copper accumulation in the body.

Identified as Zainab, the child had experienced recurrent jaundice, weakness and fatigue for nearly a year despite treatment in Iraq. Her condition progressed to advanced liver failure, hepatic encephalopathy and impaired blood clotting, making transplantation necessary.

After arriving in India, doctors assessed her condition and identified a suitable living donor from her family. The transplant involved a left-lobe liver graft with the middle hepatic vein. The recipient surgery lasted about eight hours, while the donor procedure took around four hours. The graft weighed approximately 364 grams.

Doctors said the procedure was particularly challenging because of the child’s age, advanced liver disease and the need to select a graft appropriate for her body size. An 18-member multidisciplinary team performed the surgery and monitored her recovery.

Zainab spent about five days in the ICU and approximately two weeks in hospital. She initially required ventilator and blood-pressure support before gradually recovering. After discharge, she was reportedly eating normally, performing routine activities independently and had normal liver-function tests.

She has since returned to Iraq and is expected to gradually resume school and regular activities. Doctors have also advised screening for Wilson’s disease for her two younger brothers because of its genetic nature.

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