13-year-old girl fights Wilson's disease, liver failure and hepatitis A to live

The girl Radha was first presented to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital SGRH seven years ago in 2017 with a liver problem swelling in her stomach and swelling in her legs which was diagnosed as Wilsons diseaseIn a case of medical marvel a 13yearold girl has fought all odds against Wilsons disease a rare inherited condition hepatitis A and liver failure to liveThe girl Radha was first presented to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital SGRH seven years ago in 2017 with a liver problem swelling in her stomach and swelling in her legs which was diagnosed as Wilsons diseaseIt is a rare genetic disease that leads to the accumulation of copper levels in several organs especially the liver brain and eyesShe was under treatment and her condition was controlled via diet and medicationBut her condition deteriorated when hepatitis A dealt a deadly blow to her already damaged liver leading to acute chronic liver failure in March this yearRadhas body turned like a battlefield as her illness worsened at an alarming rate Her jaundice accompanied by skyrocketing bilirubin levels 44 was a clear sign of failing liver function said Dr Naresh Bansal senior gastroenterologist at SGRHFurther the subtle development of hepatic encephalopathy loss of brain function sent her into a state of altered consciousnessMaking the situation much worse she also suffered catastrophic upper gastrointestinal blood vomiting where she was put on life supportThe family was advised to consider a liver transplant as a lifesaving option and her mother decided to give up a portion of her liverThe transplant was successfully done in a 12hourlong surgery led by Dr Ushast Dhir Director of liver transplant and hepatobiliary SurgeryRadha opened her eyes on the second day after the liver transplant said Dr UshastIt was the toughest case to make it possible for a young patient with Wilson disease to get the success of this transplant It was difficult to counsel the family briefing the importance of a liver transplant which was the only way to save her lifeThe child was critical and a living donor liver transplant had to be performed in the perfect time frame he addedThe girl has recovered very well and now is back home with siblings and getting ready to go back to school after summer vacation the doctor saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever