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Arun Jaitley undergoes successful kidney transplant at AIIMS

Arun Jaitley Was Admitted To AIIMS On Saturday And Was Taken For Operation At 8 Am On Monday

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Abhishek Ranjit | Updated on: 14 May 2018, 02:27:52 PM
Arun Jaitley undergoes successful kidney transplant at AIIMS

New Delhi:

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday successfully underwent a kidney transplant operation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), according to an official at the leading health institute. Both the donor and the recipient are recovering well, the official informed.

Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS on Saturday and was taken for operation at 8 am on Monday, a senior official told PTI.

“Union Minister Jaitley underwent a renal transplant today. The surgery has been successful. Both the donor and the recipient are stable and recovering well,” a senior AIIMS official told the news agency.

Jaitley, 65, has been undergoing dialysis for the last one month.

Sources told PTI that nephrologist Dr Sandeep Guleria from Apollo Hospital was one of the doctors, who performed the transplant on Jaitley.  Dr Sandeep is the brother of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, who is a family friend of Arun Jaitley.

The minister confirmed that he was being treated for kidney-related problems on April 5 and said that he was working from a controlled environment at home.

Arun Jaitley had undergone a bariatric surgery to treat weight gain caused due to a long-standing diabetic condition.  The surgery was first conducted in September 2014 at Max Hospital but Jaitley was later transferred to AIIMS because of some complications.  

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First Published : 14 May 2018, 02:25:43 PM

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