Jawdat M, Qattan N, Bassas A, al Karawi M A, Mohamed E, Khallil H
Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hepatogastroenterology. 1993 Jun;40(3):297-300.
The first liver transplant in Saudi Arabia and in the Arab world was performed on the 30th of July, 1990, in the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh, on a 23-year-old male with end-stage liver disease due to sclerosing cholangitis. There were no major post-operative or post-transplantation complications. Now, sixteen months post-transplantation, the patient is doing well on immunosuppressive therapy with an almost normal liver function, and is already back at work and carrying out normal activities. This report shows that liver transplantation can be performed successfully in this part of the world.
1990年7月30日，沙特阿拉伯及阿拉伯世界的首例肝移植手术在利雅得的武装部队医院进行，接受手术的是一名23岁男性，患有因硬化性胆管炎导致的终末期肝病。术后及移植后均未出现重大并发症。如今，移植术后16个月，该患者在免疫抑制治疗下情况良好，肝功能几乎正常，已重返工作岗位并开展正常活动。本报告表明，在世界的这一地区可以成功进行肝移植手术。
