5 kg tumor extracted from liver

January 12, 2019 11:04 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: In a rare surgery, doctors at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj have extracted five kilograms of hemangioma from a patient’s liver.

Nov 17: Drinking three to five cups of coffee regularly may reduce the risk of liver cancer and cirrhosis, according to a report. The report presented at the Royal Society of Medicine in London discussed potential impact of moderate coffee consumption on chronic liver disease, liver cancer and cirrhosis.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: When Sanumaiya Naga, 42,  was just a child, she would always happily share her food with her brother Balaram . This week, the same sister donated him her liver and saved his life. When Balaram opened his eyes after the hours-long surgery, the first thing they searched for was  none other than Sanumaiya. And the first word the patient uttered in the ICU was “Sister”.

KATHAMNDU, Dec 9: A liver has been successfully transplanted on a patient for the first time in its history of medical science in Nepal.