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For the second time since independence, Tajikistan has performed one of the most complex transplant surgeries—a simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant from a living donor. The operation was performed at the National Scientific Center for Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan.
According to the center's specialists, such interventions are typically performed on patients with type 1 diabetes accompanied by kidney failure. In such cases, treatment requires a simultaneous transplant of two organs.
The center's director, Saidmakhmud Ismoilzoda, who participated in the operation, noted that, according to a recent publication on the state of the transplant industry in Europe, only about 200 similar operations have been performed worldwide. He explained that the complexity of the procedure is due to both technical and immunological aspects, as well as the high workload on the medical team.
He also emphasized that due to the high complexity and risks for the donor, such operations are more often performed in developed countries using organs from deceased donors who have been diagnosed with brain death.
The patient's condition has stabilized following the surgery. The patient's wife acted as the donor.
It is noted that earlier, in 2019, Tajikistan successfully performed the first pancreas and kidney transplant from a living donor in Central Asia.
