First bone marrow transplant performed in Nashik
Submitted by NewsTeam on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 16:49.
The Nashik city's first bone marrow
transplant has been performed successfully in the district by
a leading haematologist on a woman.Bone marrow transplant is a complex procedure like
Kidney and liver transplantation and is a boon for patients
suffering from various diseases like Thalassemia, Blood
Cancer, Myeloma and Lymphomo, Dr Pritesh Junagade, who is also
haemato-oncologist, told reporters last night."The 21-year-old woman from Sangamner, who underwent
the procedure, had a plastic anaemia and she needed regular
blood and platelet transfusion to keep her alive. Her brother
was tested to see if his bone marrow matched. It did and the
marrow was removed from the donor and placed in the patient,"
he said adding four weeks later, the patients blood count was
normal.Dr Junagade, who was in London for seven years and
returned to Nashik, said the transplant was carried out
successfully at the cost of Rs 5.5 lakh.
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