LIVER TRANSPLANT EXPERT IN INDIA: Dr ASHWINI KUDARI

Dr Ashwini Kumar Kudari is India’s most trusted and renowned Gastroentologist surgeon. India is blessed to have such dedicated medical professionals in the nation. He has extensive experience of 23 years in the field of gastroenterology.

He has expertise in General Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Advanced Obesity Surgery, and Robotic Surgery. He has also command over the treatment of small intestine problems, colon & rectum problems, pancreas problems, gallbladder, and bile ducts & liver problems.

His medical interest reclines in gastric banding, gastric bypass surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, surgery for cancers of the colon, rectum, anus, hepatobiliary, piles and intestines, surgery for pancreatic fistulas, acute pancreatitis, pancreatic necrosectomy, complex duodenal trauma.  Dr. Ashwini Kumar Kudari has also attended various seminars, conferences, CMEs, and meetings.

He is currently working as a consultant and gastroenterologist surgeon at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Bangalore. It is one of India’s esteemed hospitals, patients across the globe seek this hospital for quality treatment.

Dr Kudari completed his MBBS from the  Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, later he did MCh, PGI from Chandigarh. He also attained Fellowship, SGPGIMS at Lucknow which is a Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Fellowship from St. John Hospital at Bruges, Belgium.

His specializations lie in the fields of hepatology, transplantation, inflammatory bowel disease, or chronic inflammation of your digestive tract, gastrointestinal cancer, endoscopic surveillance, reflux esophagitis, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver.

He worked at various reputed institutions and served service dedicatedly, he worked as a Consultant, MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore. At a Consultant position, Manipal Hospital (Old Airport Road) Bangalore. He was also held at the Associate Professor position, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore and many more.

Liver Transplant Procedure

For the vast majority of individuals, a liver transplant is a life-saving treatment. It entails removing a portion of the entire diseased liver and replacing it with a healthy one.

To help you prepare for surgery, we've described how a liver transplant operation works and what to expect.

Liver Transplant Process

• Your surgeon will make an incision in your abdomen during a liver transplant.

• Cut the blood arteries that supply your sick liver.

• The diseased liver is removed and replaced with a healthy donor liver.

• The bile ducts and blood vessels must be reattached.

• Finish closing the incision.

Complex liver transplants need advanced procedures.

• Many complicated liver transplant surgeries are performed by liver transplant experts. We're prepared to deal with the dangers of surgery and any problems that may arise.

• We also provide “bloodless” surgery to individuals who satisfy certain health criteria. The term "bloodless medicine" refers to the practice of not using stored blood products during an operation.

Risks of Liver Transplant Surgery

• Although many liver transplants go through without a hitch, there are certain concerns to consider, including:

• Bleeding

• The donated liver was rejected.

• Infection

• Complications of the bile duct

• Primary graft failure (when the liver does not function right away)

• Longer hospital stays are possible as a result of these problems.

• Increased recuperation time

• In rare circumstances, even death,

Novel surgical techniques and medicines to help avoid or rapidly respond to problems after liver transplant surgery.

What Should You Expect After a Liver Transplant?

After a liver transplant, the post-op hospital recovery period lasts around two weeks. This varies depending on your condition before transplant, so talk to your doctor about it.

You'll spend the first several days in the transplant intensive care unit (ICU) recovering from the procedure. The liver transplant team will constantly monitor you and your new liver while you are here.

• To assist in minimizing the likelihood of liver rejection, you will begin taking anti-rejection medicines straight soon.

• When your body senses anything new, your immune system goes to work fighting what it perceives to be a threat. Anti-rejection medications work by suppressing your immune system's normal response, allowing your body to accept the new liver.

• Once you're stable, you'll be transferred to a patient room on the transplant floor.

• During this period, your liver transplant team will: Assist you in getting up and moving around. Being too motionless immediately after surgery increases your risk of blood clots.

• Manage your meals to help you gradually return to eating solid foods.

• Work with you to develop a treatment plan that you will follow when you are diagnosed.

Dr Ashwini is an expert in liver transplants in case of any query you may consult him.