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A first in Oman: 5-year-old undergoes liver transplant

Royal Hospital in Muscat successfully performed the first ever liver transplant.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

MUSCAT: In what could be a history in medical field, the Royal Hospital successfully performed the first ever liver transplant on a 5-year-old child in Oman.

In a statement issued, the hospital called it ad a medical achievement. “The Organ Transplant Department at the Royal Hospital is performing the first liver transplantation in the Sultanate of Oman for a 5-year-old child, which is a medical achievement at the national level and one of the most important successes of the National Programme for transfer and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissue,” Royal Hospital said.

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