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November 28, 2025December 1, 2025

Liver anatomy diagram showing right and left lobe segments used in living donor liver transplant.

Deceased Donor Liver Transplant vs. Living Donor Liver Transplant: Which is Better for Indian Patients?

Deceased Donor Liver Transplant vs Living Donor Liver Transplant: Which Is Better for Indian Patients? Introduction Living donor liver transplant in India is becoming a common option for patients with severe liver disease. Many families want to understand whether LDLT (Living Donor Liver Transplant) or DDLT (Deceased Donor Liver Transplant/Cadaveric…

November 17, 2025

fatty liver in young adults NAFLD liver diagnosis illustration

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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Young Adults – A Rising Concern in India

Introduction Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is no longer a problem found only in older adults. In fact, 1 in 3 Indians have fatty liver. In addition, fatty liver in young adults in 18-35 years age group, is becoming more common in India due to lifestyle changes, unhealthy diet, and…

September 19, 2025September 20, 2025

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Complete Guide to Liver Transplantation – Procedure, Benefits and Recovery

Introduction Liver Transplantation procedure is a lifesaving surgery with intended benefit to cure liver cirrhosis and provide a normal quality of life and normal survival in such patients. As the number of patients with liver diseases like fatty liver, hepatitis and liver cirrhosis is rising so, the number of liver…

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024

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Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation: When and How?

Introduction Combined Liver - Kidney Transplantation (CLKT) is a surgery where whole or a part of a liver and one or more kidneys are transplanted in a patient in the same setting. Organ transplantation is a complex surgery. But After years of research and technological advances, these surgeries have become…

April 13, 2024

Dr. Divakar Jain Liver Transplant Specialist in Ahmedabad

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Meet Dr. Divakar Jain: Your Trusted Liver Transplant Specialist in Ahmedabad

Are you or your loved one in need of a liver transplant? Look no further! At KD Hospital in Ahmedabad, you have access to one of the finest liver transplant specialists in the region - Dr. Divakar Jain. With a wealth of experience and a dedication to patient care, Dr.…

January 10, 2024

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Biliary atresia and Kasai procedure – A desperate race to save the liver!

Biliary atresia and Kasai procedure - A desperate race to save the liver! A 2-month child, weighing just 4 kg, continuously increasing jaundice and a race against time to save the liver! This, in a nutshell, is the story of a child who was diagnosed with biliary atresia in Tanzania…

July 18, 2023August 1, 2023

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Fatty Liver Treatment in Ahmedabad

Fatty liver treatment in Ahmedabad More and more patients are getting diagnosed with fatty liver and fatty liver, if not treated in time, can lead to serious complications. Fatty liver treatment in Ahmedabad is possible at most hospitals which have physicians, medical gastroenterologists and liver specialists. What is fatty liver?…

April 19, 2023August 1, 2023

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Liver Transplant Cost in Ahmedabad

Liver Transplant - the only cure!! Liver cirrhosis is an irreversible structural transformation of a healthy liver to a scarred liver. Liver cirrhosis patients with decompensation, complications, and selected cases of liver cancers need liver transplantation. It is the only curative option in such cases. However, transplant surgery comes at…

April 3, 2023April 6, 2023

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Liver Cancers – End of the road or a curable malady?

Introduction The sound of the word ‘cancer’ is quite intimidating. It is considered a harbinger of despair and hopelessness. But, in the present scenario, with all the advances in medicine and technology, many of these cancers are curable and patients can have long term survival. An Introduction to Liver Cancers…

March 16, 2023April 6, 2023

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Alarm Bells in Liver Cirrhosis! When to contact the doctor urgently?

Liver cirrhosis causes nodular transformation of liver parenchyma with progressive deterioration of liver function. Liver Transplantation is a sustainable curative option for liver cirrhosis. The patients of liver cirrhosis may live for a long time without needing liver transplantation, if they stay away from chemicals harming liver like alcohol, certain…

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