Rare Intestine Transplant Saved the Life of a 46-Year-Old at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore

By Bipasha Mitra

Previously Naik was told that he had only 10 per cent chances to live.

Initially 46-year-old Venkatesh Naik's persisting and severe stomach ache was thought to be the results of appendicitis.
Later he was diagnosed with intestinal ischemia, a condition in which the cells of the intestine die due to lack of oxygen supply to the organ.
He was hospitalized for 5 months.
According to Dr. Mahesh Gopashetty, consultant transplant surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Bangalore, Naik did not have an intestine and could not injest food.
After finding a cadaverous donor, the team of 40 doctors in the hospital successfully performed an intestine transplant surgery.

Source: Apollo Hospital, Media Update

Written by

Bipasha Mitra

Vaidam Health · Updated 25 Sept 2026

After completing her Bachelors Degree in English and PG Diploma in Journalism, Bipasha started her career in writing. With an eye for detail and a creative bent of mind, she emphatically crafts patient's stories, and pens blogs and articles understanding what the readers want to know and should know for their medical treatment.

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Dr Mahesh GopashettyLiver Transplant Specialist

Dr. Mahesh Gopashetty is a Transplant Surgeon with 15+ years of experience. He has experience of more than 1600 liver transplants and more than 100 small intestine transplants. He specializes in treating chronic liver disease patients who require organ transplant due to decompensated hepatic function. His expertise includes operations in the fields of general, breast, vascular and colorectal surgery. His clinical interest includes Paediatric Liver Transplants, Living Donor and Cadaveric Donor Liver Transplants, Small Intestine Transplants, Portal Hypertension Surgeries, Complex Pancreatic Surgeries, Kidney & Pancreas Transplants and Complex Liver Transplants. Dr. M. Gopashetty has completed his fellowship in multi-organ transplantation which has permitted him to accumulate ample experience in the field of transplantology. He is a transplant surgeon registered with the Maharashtra Medical Council located in Mumbai, the Gujarat Medical Council, the Medical Council of India, the Medical Board of Australia and the Royal Australian College of Surgeons. He completed this in Medical University of South Carolina in 2009. He has experience in the United Kingdom at St.James University Hospital in the city of Leeds. His post-graduate degree was completed in Kettering General Hospital where he acquired his post-graduate MS degree.