Liver transplants – another first by NHSL in the state sector By Kumudini Hettiarachchi Recipient of new liver segment from adult living donor prepares to go home View(s): View(s):It is a first not just for the flag-bearing Liver Transplant Programme of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) but also for the state health sector. “Donor safety was ensured with a thorough and comprehensive assessment of all systems such as the heart, lungs and liver,” says Consultant Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary & Liver Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Prabath Kumarasinghe. Since its launch in 2017, the NHSL’s Liver Transplant Programme has performed 67 transplants after securing livers from cadaveric donors. The Liver Transplant Programme’s ‘firsts’ include paediatric liver transplant; split-liver transplant; liver transplant for Budd-Chiari Syndrome; redo liver transplant; dual organ transplant; and ABOi transplant, in addition to the usual transplants. A split-liver transplant is a surgery where a single liver from a deceased donor is divided to provide a portion to two recipients, commonly an adult and a child; a liver transplant for Budd-Chiari Syndrome (BCS) is a cure for this rare vascular liver disease; and a redo liver transplant is a second liver transplant to replace a failing or previously transplanted liver.

Source: Sunday Times January 25, 2026 04:33 UTC