Cadaver liver transplanted into 2 patients in city hosps
(WorldNews India)

Coimbatore: For the first time in the city, a cadaver liver was split and transplanted into two patients, saving one more life. On Thursday, the smaller portion of the liver was transplanted into an eight-year old patient. A cadaver liver being split and transplanted into more than one patient is a rare occurrence, because splitting a liver correctly requires technical expertise, and doctors hesitate to risk it, said former transplant authority officials. Even Chennai, which has seen cadaver liver transplants much earlier than Coimbatore, has seen only a handful of cadaver livers being split and transplanted in more than one patient. `It requires technical expertise to split the donated...