The Urology and nephrology departments at sigma hospital have always had a vision to provide a one stop complete solution to all the nephrology and urology problems. In 2019 sigma team got recognized under the THOTA Act. The first Renal transplant was conducted on 19 Febrauary 2020. Since then, the hospital has performed 35 successful kidney transplant procedures.
State-of-the-art Kidney Transplant unit has been functioning at Sigma Hospital since 2020.
Dr. K M Madappa performed the very first renal transplantation in Mysore in 1993. Over his career of 33 years he has spearheaded the field with nearly 400 successful renal transplantations. He established and led the transplantation team at JSS Medical College for 25 years.
The dedicated team nephrologist, anesthetists and nurses with state of the art operating theaters make it one of the best centers for Kidney transplantation in Mysore.
With the most experienced transplant team in the city, we have handled many challenging cases.
All our donor surgeries are done using advanced laparoscopy.
The complex recipient surgeries handled at Sigma Hospital include:
- Double and triple vessel anastomosis
- Transplantation with abnormal bladder
- Transplantation with absent bladder with successful continuous draining ureteric stoma.
The complex medical transplantation challenges handled successfully here include:
- Transplant across blood groups
- Transplant with sensitized recipient
- Transplant in a recipient with Tuberculosis
We are the only hospital in Mysore with an in-house transplant team. With our expertise, we hope to be the leading hospital for providing kidney transplant solutions to patients of Mysore and all the neighbouring districts.
We are one of the 6 centres in karnataka to be recognized by the NBE for DrNB in urology (super specialization degree in urology). We are confident that we can adequately train future urologists in the field of kidney transplant.
Our Renal transplantation team :
Dr.K M Madappa ( Chief Transplant Surgeon)
Dr. Somanna D N ( Transplant surgeon)
Dr Aniket Prabhakar (Nephrologist)
Dr Akhila (Anaesthesiologist)
Dr.Naveen (Anaesthesiologist)
Frequently Asked Questions
A kidney transplantation is a procedure where a healthy kidney is placed in a patient who is suffering from failed kidneys and is on dialysis. The kidney usually takes over the function of native kidneys within days to weeks and thus the patient becomes free from dialysis. As compared to dialysis, kidney transplant not only provides better quality of life but also increased survival of the recipient.
Kidney Transplantation
Deceased kidney transplant: In deceased donor kidney transplant, the kidney is taken from a deceased donor (brain dead) and is surgically transplanted into the body of a recipient.
Living kidney transplant: In living donor kidney transplant, the kidney is taken from a healthy living donor and is surgically transplanted into the body of a recipient.
Living kidney transplant is better than deceased kidney transplant due to
High success rate
Kidney from a living donor usually functions immediately
Gives time for preparation of donor and recipient.
Less chances of rejection , especially when kidney is donated by a blood relative
Based on compatibility of blood, there are two types of kidney transplant
ABO compatible kidney transplant
ABO incompatible kidney transplant
In this type of transplant, the donor and recipient don't share the same blood group (E.g A B).
Due to the presence of preformed antibodies to opposite blood groups, this type of renal transplant requires preparation of the recipient by giving medications and doing a procedure called plasmapheresis or immunoadsorption.
In ABO incompatible transplant, the patient is admitted two weeks prior to date of transplant and started on medicines and above said procedures to prepare his/her body for transplant.
As compared to ABO compatible transplant, ABO incompatible transplant carries higher risks of bleeding, infections, and rejections during the first one month. However, one month after transplantation, these patients survive and behave well just as those patients who underwent ABO compatible transplant.