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Shanghai Hospital Saves 2-Year-Old Filipino Boy with Liver Transplant
Renji Hospital performs its first liver transplant on a Filipino child, marking a milestone in China-Philippines medical cooperation.
In a milestone for cross-border pediatric care, Shanghai Renji Hospital has successfully performed a living donor liver transplant on a 2-year-old Filipino boy, saving his life and strengthening medical ties between China and the Philippines.
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A Life-Saving Operation
Renji Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, announced on Tuesday that it had performed its first liver transplant on a Filipino child in mid-February, in collaboration with the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center in Manila.
The young patient, nicknamed Nieco, suffered from congenital biliary atresia, which led to cirrhosis. He had experienced gastrointestinal bleeding 12 times within six months, placing his life in imminent danger. With limited medical resources in the Philippines, his family faced few options.
Through the partnership between the two hospitals, a joint expert team was quickly assembled. Nieco's father volunteered to donate a portion of his liver, and Xia Qiang, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Renji Hospital, performed the six-hour transplant operation.
The procedure gave the child a new lease of life, and his condition is steadily improving. He is expected to be discharged later this week.
Milestone in Medical Cooperation
This successful transplant marks a significant milestone in medical cooperation between China and the Philippines. Representatives from both hospitals met in Shanghai on Monday to discuss international medical collaboration and review the results of their partnership and future prospects.
Renji Hospital is home to the world's largest pediatric liver transplant center, having performed more than 3,800 such procedures, with postoperative survival rates for minor patients remaining high.
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